Bilge Definition
bĭlj
bilged, bilges, bilging
noun
bilges
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
American Heritage
The bulge of a barrel or cask.
Webster's New World
The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
American Heritage
The rounded, lower exterior part of a ship's hull.
Webster's New World
Bilge water.
American Heritage
verb
bilged, bilging
To spring a leak in the bilge.
American Heritage
To damage the bottom of (a ship) so that water enters.
Webster's New World
To suffer such damage.
Webster's New World
To bulge or swell.
American Heritage
To break open the bilge of.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- take in water
Origin of Bilge
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A nautical/shipbuilding term, likely derived from bulge.
From Wiktionary
Probably alteration of bulge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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