Bilge board
a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
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either of two keellike projections extending lengthwise along a ship’s bilge, one on each side, to r-t-rd rolling. noun one of two keel-like projections along the bilges of some vessels to improve sideways stability
- Bilge water
nautical, bilge (def 1d). also called bilge. slang. foolish, worthless, or offensive talk or ideas; nonsense; rubbish. historical examples operas every child should know mary sch-ll hoke bacon southern arabia theodore bent punch, or the london charivari, vol. 103, sep. 24, 1892 various captain calamity rolf bennett peter simple frederick marryat every boy’s book: a […]
- Bilge well
bilge (def 1c).
- Bilges
nautical. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains […]
- Bilgy
smelling like bilge water. historical examples the whirligig of time wayland wells williams little journeys to the homes of the great, vol. 13 elbert hubbard