Bilge
Bilge ({not transcribed}) , noun
[A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Compare Belly, Bulge.]
1.
The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
2.
(Nautical) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
3.
Bilge water.
Collocations (4)
Bilge free (Nautical) , 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 (Nautical) , 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.
Bilge (bilj) , intransitive verb
1.
(Nautical) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
2.
To bulge.
Bilge , transitive verb
1.
(Nautical) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).
2.
To cause to bulge.