bilge

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
2. (countable, uncountable) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
3. (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
4. (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
5. (countable, uncountable) The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
2. (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
3. (transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.

Konzepte

Bilge

Bauch

Kielraum

Schiffsboden

Schiffsbauch

Bilgewasser

Synonyme

bilge water

ship’s bottom

take in water

leak

nonsense

ooze

ridiculousness

rise

seep

spring a leak

bilged compartment

bilges

vector height

bulge

hold

Übersetzungen

sentina

sentina

bouchain

karina

fond de cale

discorsi senza senso

şişmek

pantoque

herze

υδροσυλλέκτησν

cale

κοίλωμα κάδου

sentine

διαρρέω

σεντίνα

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/bɪld͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Mittelenglisch: bulgen

In summary

Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).