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Cavidad inferior de la nave, que está sobre la quilla y en la que se reúnen las aguas que, de diferentes procedencias, se filtran por los costados y cubierta del buque, de donde son expulsadas después por las bombas:The lowest cavity of the vessel, above the keel, where water seeping through sides and deck collects before being pumped out:

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Correct answer: d) Bilge.

Why it is correct

The bilge collects water that gets aboard. Bilge pumps remove it.

Why the others are not

  • a) A member.
  • b) No such thing.
  • c) Not the term.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Water at the bottom: bilge.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Parts of a boat

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