The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Bilge-water

Sea Terms

Water which has collected in the vessel's bilge either from the natural oozing leaks through the planking of the bottom, as in the case of a wooden ship, or from deck leaks, etc., in reference to iron vessels.

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