Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side.
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- noun Plural form of
bilge . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bilge .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
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Examples
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Next time I see a chief engineer crawling around the bilges will be the first time.
San Andreas MacLean, Alistair 1984
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I spent the next two years as a messenger, serving coffee to engineers in the propulsion plants, diving in the bilges to retrieve tools dropped by my White counterparts and being barred from the chem lab, where only White sailors were allowed.
Mike Green: Innovation Crisis in Black America Pt. 3: The challenges of tech entrepreneurship Mike Green 2010
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I spent the next two years as a messenger, serving coffee to engineers in the propulsion plants, diving in the bilges to retrieve tools dropped by my White counterparts and being barred from the chem lab, where only White sailors were allowed.
Mike Green: Innovation Crisis in Black America Pt. 3: The challenges of tech entrepreneurship Mike Green 2010
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OOh gosh 20 whole cm women & children first, man the life boats, wind the winches & pump the bilges.
Cheeseburger Gothic » This is why the Playboy Mansion sits atop a very high hill. 2010
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I spent the next two years as a messenger, serving coffee to engineers in the propulsion plants, diving in the bilges to retrieve tools dropped by my White counterparts and being barred from the chem lab, where only White sailors were allowed.
Mike Green: Innovation Crisis in Black America Pt. 3: The challenges of tech entrepreneurship Mike Green 2010
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They were about to go through a hatchway down to the bilges when they were suddenly accosted by a watchman, who had heard noises and left the party to investigate.
Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010
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A common practice is the illegal cleaning of bilges and holding tanks at sea.
The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010
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They were about to go through a hatchway down to the bilges when they were suddenly accosted by a watchman, who had heard noises and left the party to investigate.
Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010
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The Mission has made do with an acting ambassador, flashing a clear message that for all the U.S. "engagement," the chronic need to clean the bilges of the U.N. ranks low among Washington's priorities.
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They were about to go through a hatchway down to the bilges when they were suddenly accosted by a watchman, who had heard noises and left the party to investigate.
Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010
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