bilge : Idioms & Phrases


Bilge free

  • (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; said of a cask.
Webster 1913

bilge keel

  • noun either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
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Bilge pump

  • noun a pump to remove bilgewater
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  • a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.
Webster 1913

Bilge water

  • noun water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
    bilge.
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  • (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.
Webster 1913

Bilge ways

  • the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Webster 1913

bilge well

  • noun (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
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