Meanings
nounbilge pump (plural bilge pumps)
plural bilge pumps
- nauticalA small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water.
Translations
Finnish pilssipumppu
- pilssipumppupump in a ship
French pompe de cale
- pompe de calepump in a ship
German Lenzpumpe, Bilgepumpe
- Lenzpumpepump in a ship
- Bilgepumpepump in a ship
Norwegian Bokmål lensepumpe
- lensepumpepump in a ship
Swedish länspump
- länspumppump in a ship
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APA
bilge pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilge%20pump
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“bilge pump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilge%20pump. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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