bilged

Leaked and foundered

Bilged describes a ship that has suffered damage to its bilge—the curved lower part of the hull where it meets the keel.

A bilged vessel has sprung a leak or broken open at the bottom, typically from running aground or striking rocks: The ship bilged on the reef and sank within hours.

Figuratively, bilged can mean ruined or wrecked.

damaged

holed

Made openings through

breachedBroke past a barrier
leakingAllowing unintended escape
hullOuter covering or frame

compromised · ruptured · punctured · cracked · waterlogged · listing · floundering · foundering · distress · emergency

sunk

submerged

Below water's surface

capsizedFlipped upside down, nautically
founderedSank or failed utterly
sunkenDescended beneath water level

swamped · flooded · engulfed · wrecked · grounded · stranded · reef · collision · shipwreck · flotsam

failed

flunked

Did not pass

botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
expelledOfficially removed or banished
dismissedReleased from duty

defeated · rejected · washed-out · dropped · unsuccessful · setback · collapse · debacle · fiasco · misfire

Opposites

ship integrity

bilgedwatertight

Prevents liquid from passing

seaworthy · sound · intact · shipshape · undamaged

vessel fate/outcome

bilgedsalvaged

Rescued from destruction

rescued · saved · afloat · refloated · repaired

success/failure

bilgedpassed

Went beyond or succeeded

succeeded · qualified · graduated · made it · got through

Phrases

bilge waterDirty water in ship's bottom
bilge pumpShip's water-removal device
bilge ratMaritime term of contempt

Family

bilge, bilge pump, bilges, bilgewater, bilging

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