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BILGE PUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bilge pump mean?
• BILGE PUMP (noun)
The noun BILGE PUMP has 1 sense:
1. a pump to remove bilgewater
Familiarity information: BILGE PUMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pump to remove bilgewater
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bilge pump" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
Holonyms ("bilge pump" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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