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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
- Water at the bottom: bilge.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.