bilge well

English Thesaurus

1. (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	well,
definition	:	an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	ship,
definition	:	a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	navigation, sailing, seafaring,
definition	:	the work of a sailor (noun.act)