bilge

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

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

Verb

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

Synonimy

bilge water

ship’s bottom

take in water

leak

nonsense

ooze

ridiculousness

rise

seep

spring a leak

bilged compartment

bilges

vector height

bulge

hold

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/bɪld͡ʒ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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