HyperDic: bilge_well

English > 1 sense of the expression bilge well:
NOUNartifactbilge well(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
English > bilge well: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away.
Categoryseafaring, navigation, sailingThe work of a sailor / sailor
Part ofshipA vessel that carries passengers or freight
BroaderwellAn enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

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