Meaning bilge
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Lowest section inside a boat's hull where water collects.
Source: discoverboating.com

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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 Old North French bo [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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The lowest part of the ship. Wet, musty and full of rats. 
Source: black-bart.co.uk

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(n) water accumulated in the bilge of a ship(n) where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom(v) cause to leak(v) take in water at the bilge
Source: beedictionary.com

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the lowest part of a boat’s hull
Source: nationalgeographic.com (offline)

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The interior of the hull below the floor boards.
Source: boatsafe.com

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The lowest part of a boat's hull.
Source: mmsn.org

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A rounding of the hull along the length of the boat where the bottom meets the side.
Source: sailinglinks.com

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The area of a ship on the inside of the hull at the very lowest point running along the keel.
Source: iss-marineacademy.com (offline)

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1. The compartment at the very bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects and must be pumped out of the vessel. 2. Nonsense.
Source: readyayeready.com

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part of the underwater body of a vessel between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides
Source: nationalhistoricships.org.uk (offline)

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The lowest, deepest part of a boat; as in: Checking the bilge is part of our daily routine.
Source: schoolofsailing.net

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The interior of the hull below
Source: marineinstitute.org

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(1) Intersection or curved transition of bottom and sides of a hull. (2) Lowest points within hull compartments where liquids may accumulate.
Source: officerofthewatch.com

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    (1) Bottom of the hull near the keel; (2) to fail an examination; (3) bilge water is foul water, so to apply the term oral or written statements implies that the statement is worthless.  
Source: quarterdeck.org

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Where the sides of a vessel curve in to form the bottom.
Source: ageofsail.net

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The part of the floors of a ship on either side of the keel which approaches closer to a horizontal rather than vertical direction. The very lowest part of a boats interior where water is likely to co [..]
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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 A compartment at the bottom of a vessel designed to collect water to be pumped out.
Source: apsltd.com (offline)

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A recess area fitted at the curved section between the bottom and the side into which water drains from holds or other spaces.
Source: free-marine.com (offline)

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the area below the deck gratings in the lowest spaces of the ship, where things, especially liquids, tend to collect. Also, to fail an examination. "Johnson bilged his test for Machinist' [..]
Source: ussrankin.org

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The bilge is the compartment at the bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects so that it may be pumped out of the vessel at a later time.
Source: nauticed.org

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Intersection of bottom and side. The lower parts of holds, tanks and machinery spaces where bilge water may accumulate
Source: abcboating.com (offline)

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1. Part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the straight vertical sides. 2. Internally, the lowest part of the hull, next to the keelson.
Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org

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The lowest part of the interior hull below the waterline
Source: schoonerman.com

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the curve of the lower underwater part of a boat, nearest the keel
Source: cbmu.com

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(1) The area below the deck gratings in the lowest spaces of the ship, where things, especially liquids, tend to collect. (2) To fail or do poorly. "Poor Smitty bilged the quiz." (3) To name [..]
Source: combat.ws

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the lowest part of a boat, designed to collect water that enters the boat so that it can be removed
Source: photographers1.com

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Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessels interior
Source: dttas.ie

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The part of the floors of a ship on either side of the keel which approaches closer to a horizontal rather than vertical direction. The very lowest part of a boats interior where water is likely to co [..]
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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The interior of the hull below.
Source: seahorsemarine.co.uk (offline)

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When a hull is cut in a cross section, the bilge is the point of maximum curvature between the bottom and the side of the canoe below the waterline.
Source: paddling.net (offline)

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(nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. (uncountable) [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The dirtiest, smelliest and lowest part of a ship or to talk rubbish. Bilge rat
Source: the-pirate-ship.com (offline)

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the curved part of a ships underwater body where the bottom plating turn towards side shell plating
Source: dutchportguide.com (offline)

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the curve of a hull where it changes from the side to the bottom.
Source: missiontoseafarers.ca

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Means "wise" in Turkish.
Source: behindthename.com





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