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Meanings of bilge in English

Spanish
sentina

Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.

        sentina

        Take in water at the bilge.

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              Examples for "take in water"
              Examples for "take in water"
              1
              The Western Explorerbegan to take in water shortly after 8 a.m. today.
              The Irish Times
              2
              She only remained a few hours to take in water and stores.
              The Queen's Cup
              3
              The squadron anchored before Santa Cruz, to take in water.
              Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. / The Exploration of ...
              4
              Hagfish take in water through their nasopharyngeal duct, which leads to their pharynx and gill pouches.
              Wired
              5
              But he had to take in water first.
              The Lion of Petra
              Usage of bilge in English
              1
              He peered down but couldn't see past the turn of the bilge.
              Aground
              2
              Was it the splash of a rat in the bilge, or what?
              Frontier Stories
              3
              The boat was dashed to fragments and pressed under the ship's bilge.
              Hurricane Hurry
              4
              A grievous stench from foul bilge water poisoned the close, heavy air.
              Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
              5
              She lies with a sharp list; sand's high up her starboard bilge.
              Lister's Great Adventure
              6
              The repair was made with bilge boards, canvas, paint, and tin................................................ 242
              Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico
              7
              He saw Adam and remarked, 'That coffee -like damned bilge water.'
              Sword of Honour
              8
              It's all bilge and beanstalks as far as I can see.
              Prince Caspian
              9
              We'd met scrubbing out the bilge on a Baseeri skiff two years back.
              The shifter
              10
              The bilge chocks is both pulled off; look you, they're gone away astern.
              The Romance of the Coast
              11
              Says he was going on about elf welfare and such bilge.
              James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
              12
              All the sour smells that rose from an unclean bilge eddied about them.
              Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
              13
              Mayo trod carefully down the bilge and clasped the mate's hand.
              Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
              14
              Lines were rove and passed under the ship's bilge and keel.
              Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
              15
              We have labored like bilge girls this past month and more.
              Knife of dreams
              16
              Can all that bilge water really not be pumped out of the ship?
              Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
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              Translations for bilge
              Spanish
              sentina
              Bilge through the time
              Bilge across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common