bilge /bilj/

1. The bulging part of a cask
2. The broadest part of a ship's bottom
3. The lowest internal part of the hull, below the floorboards (also in pl)
4. Filth, dirty water, etc such as collects there
5. Rubbish, drivel (slang)

(of a ship) to spring a leak in the bilge

To pierce the bilge of a ship

bilgˈy adjective

Having the appearance and disagreeable smell of bilge-water

bilge keel noun

A ridge along the bilge of a ship to prevent or reduce rolling

bilgeˈ-pump noun

bilgeˈ-water noun

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