bilge
11Bilge — Bilge, unterste Höhlung des Schiffsrumpfes oberhalb des Kiels, in dem sich das Leckwasser (Bilgewasser) sammelt …
12bilge — [bıldʒ] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Old French boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part ] 1.) [C usually plural] the broad bottom part of a ship 2.) [U] old fashioned informal nonsense …
13bilge — [ bıldʒ ] noun 1. ) count the bottom part of a boat a ) uncount dirty water that collects in this part of a boat 2. ) uncount INFORMAL nonsense …
14bilge — (n.) 1510s, lowest internal part of a ship, also used of the foulness which collects there; variant of bulge ship s hull, also leather bag, from O.N.Fr. boulge leather sack, from L.L. bulga leather sack, apparently from Gaulish bulga (see BUDGET… …
15Bilge — for|the 8th century Khan of the Gokturks|Bilge KhanThe bilge is the lowest compartment on a ship where the two sides meet. [ [http://www.wisegeek.com/what is a bilge.htm What is a Bilge? ] ] The word was first coined in 1523.The word is sometimes …
16bilge — /bilj/, n., v., bilged, bilging. n. 1. Naut. a. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. b. Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at… …
17bilge — n. & v. n. 1 a the almost flat part of a ship s bottom, inside or out. b (in full bilge water) filthy water that collects inside the bilge. 2 sl. nonsense; rot (don t talk bilge). v. 1 tr. stave in the bilge of (a ship). 2 intr. spring a leak in… …
18Bilge — Als Bilge [bɪlʧ] wird der unterste Raum auf einem Schiff bezeichnet, der direkt oberhalb der Schiffsplanken oder oberhalb des Kiels liegt. In der Regel ist dort auch bei hohen Temperaturen der kühlste Ort auf dem Schiff. In der Bilge sammelt sich …
19bilge — /bɪldʒ / (say bilj) noun 1. Nautical a. either of the rounded underportions at either side of a ship s hull. b. the lowest portion of a ship s interior. c. Also, bilge water. foul water that collects in a ship s bilge. 2. Colloquial nonsense;… …
20bilge — 1. noun /bɪldʒ/ a) The rounded portion of a ships hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. b) The lowest inner part of a ships hull. 2. verb /bɪldʒ/ a) To spring a leak in the bilge …