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1. In a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

1. Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
   - bilge water
    
2. Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

1. Cause to leak
   "the collision bilged the vessel"
    
2. Take in water at the bilge
   "the tanker bilged"
   - take in water

See also: bilgy

Type of: bottom, damage, H2O, leak, underneath, underside, undersurface, water

Part of: vessel, watercraft

Encyclopedia: Bilge