How to pronounce bilge
American English pronunciation
BILJ
- IPA
- /ˈbɪldʒ/
- Syllables
- BILJ (1 syllable)
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What bilge means
The very bottom inside a ship, where leaked water pools
In a sentence: The sailors pumped the water out of the bilge before it got too deep.
Where it comes from: It likely comes from the word bulge. A Middle English word that sounds close to it, bulgen, meant to run a ship aground.
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