'Bilge' definitions:
Definition of 'bilge'
(from WordNet)
noun
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: bilge, bilge water]
noun
Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
verb
Cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
verb
Take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn: bilge, take in water]
Definition of 'Bilge'
From: GCIDE
- Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]
- 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Bilge water. [1913 Webster]
- Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask.
- Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.
- Bilge water (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.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bilge'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Bilge'
From: GCIDE
- Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.
- 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel). [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to bulge. [1913 Webster]