bilge

UK
/bɪldʒ/
US
/bɪldʒ/
bilgesubstantiv
bilges
Pl.
UK
/bɪldʒ/
US
/bɪldʒ/
Übersetzungen
The bilge of the ship was filled with water.
Трюм корабля был заполнен водой.
He was talking bilge about the project.
Он говорил чушь о проекте.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
The lowest part of a ship's hull, where water typically collects.
The crew had to pump out the water from the bilge to prevent the ship from sinking.
Nonsense or foolish talk.
He dismissed the rumors as mere bilge and refused to comment further.
The water, often foul, that collects in the lowest part of a ship’s hull.
The bilge smelled awful after weeks at sea.
Synonyme
cargo hold
water in the bilge
bilgeverb
bilged
Präteritum
bilged
Partizip Perfekt
bilging
Gerundium
UK
/bɪldʒ/
US
/bɪldʒ/
Übersetzungen
The crew had to bilge the boat to prevent it from sinking.
Команде пришлось осушать лодку, чтобы она не затонула.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
To bulge or swell out.
The old wooden floorboards began to bilge under the weight of the heavy furniture.
To cause to bulge or swell.
The pressure from the water bilged the sides of the container.
(of a ship) To spring a leak in the bilge, or to damage the bilge so that the vessel becomes leaky.
The ship bilged on the rocks during the storm.
Synonyme
take on water
run in
become waterlogged
swell with water
speak nonsense
talk rubbish
spout rubbish
bilgeadjektiv
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the bilge (e.g., "bilge pump").
Definitionen
Situated in, relating to, or designed for the bilge of a vessel.
The bilge pump needed immediate repairs.