Bilge Water (Noun)
Meaning
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The crew had to pump out the bilge water that had accumulated in the ship's hull during the storm.
- The smell of stagnant bilge water filled the air as the sailors made their way through the cramped corridors.
- After a few days at sea, the bilge water had risen to alarming levels, threatening to flood the engine room.
- The ship's engineer was responsible for regularly checking the bilge water levels to prevent any potential problems.
- The bilge water was a murky mixture of seawater, oil, and debris that had to be carefully disposed of at the next port of call.