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Definition of bilge noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bilge

noun

NAmE//bɪldʒ//

1[countable] bilges [plural] the almost flat part of the bottom of a boat or a ship, inside or outside

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2(also bilge water) [uncountable] dirty water that collects in a ship's bilge

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