bilge

Example Sentences

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All that cargo coming and going has inevitably brought nonnative species: stowaways slithering in the holds of ships or sloshing around in the bilge water.

From Washington Post

Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued an airworthiness directive for certain Boeing Co 787 airplanes, asking for inspection of the jets following reports of torn decompression panels in the bilge area.

From Reuters

Sailors of yore sang to pass the time and to coordinate their efforts in hoisting sails and anchors, and manning the bilge pumps.

From Washington Times

Even the bilge - below the hold and the waterline, and no more than 60cm high - was packed with the skeletons of adolescents.

From BBC

He’s been busy replacing water pumps and broken props, rebuilding engines and fixing bilge pumps and carburetors.

From Washington Times