bilge pump
noun Nautical.
a pump for removing water from a bilge.
Origin of bilge pump
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby bilge pump
bilection,
bilestone,
bilge,
bilge board,
bilge keel,
bilge pump,
bilge water,
bilge well,
bilgy,
bilhah,
bilharzia
Example sentences from the Web for bilge pump
"We've started the bilge-pump, but it's no' drawing much," he said.
The Coast of Adventure |Harold BindlossAlmost the first thing I put my hand on was what I was looking for—the bilge-pump.
Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. LincolnThen I screwed the cap on again and went home, taking Allie's bilge-pump with me, for I couldn't stop to unship the hose.
Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln