noun
- Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
- synonyms: bilge, bilge water
- Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom.
- synonyms: bilge
- In a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side.
verb
- Cause to leak.
- usage: "the collision bilged the vessel"
- synonyms: bilge
- Take in water at the bilge.
- usage: "the tanker bilged"
- synonyms: bilge, take in water
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