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FALSE BOTTOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does false bottom mean?
• FALSE BOTTOM (noun)
The noun FALSE BOTTOM has 1 sense:
1. a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
Familiarity information: FALSE BOTTOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("false bottom" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
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