Meanings
nounbilgewater (usually uncountable, plural bilgewaters)
plural bilgewaters
- uncountableusuallynauticalWater which collects in the bilges of a ship.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStupid talk or writing; nonsense.
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nounpretentious or silly talk or writing
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἄντλος
- ἄντλος (ántlos)nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Catalan estirabot
- estirabotslang: nonsense
Chinese Mandarin 幹話 /干话
- 幹話 /干话 (gànhuà)slang: nonsense
Danish bundvand
- bundvandnautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Dutch kielwater, ruimwater
- kielwaternautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- ruimwaternautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- onzinslang: nonsense
- flauwe kulslang: nonsense
Finnish pilssivesi, höpöpuhe
- pilssivesinautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- höpöpuheslang: nonsense
German Bilgewasser, Bilgenwasser
- Bilgewassernautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- Bilgenwassernautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Hebrew מֵי שִׁפּוּלַיִם
- מֵי שִׁפּוּלַיִם (mey shipulayim)nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Irish uisce ruma, bodharuisce
- uisce rumanautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- bodharuiscenautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Italian acqua di sentina
- acqua di sentinanautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Latin sentīna
- sentīnanautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Russian трю́мная вода́
- трю́мная вода́ (trjúmnaja vodá)nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Swedish kölvatten
- kölvattennautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Welsh dŵr twll sbydu, dŵr gwaelodion
- dŵr twll sbydunautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
- dŵr gwaelodionnautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship
Cite this entry
APA
bilgewater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgewater
MLA
“bilgewater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgewater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilgewater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilgewater.
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