bilge water

Other forms: bilge waters

Definitions of bilge water
  1. noun
    water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
    synonyms: bilge
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    type of:
    H2O, water
    binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
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