BILGE WELL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bilge well" is a kind of...):

well (an 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)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

Holonyms ("bilge well" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

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