bilge
noun/bɪldʒ/
Frequency rank: #17,532 most common English word
Meaning
the lowest internal part of a ship's hull where water collects; also informal for nonsense or rubbish.
Example sentence
The sailors had to pump out the bilge that had collected at the bottom of the ship.
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