BILGES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bilges mean? 

• BILGES (noun)
  The noun BILGES has 1 sense:

1. in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

  Familiarity information: BILGES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BILGES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bilges" is a kind of...):

bilge (where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom)