1. The foul-smelling water that collects in the lowest part of a ship's hull.
Usage: nautical; plural form of bilgewater
2. Nonsense or worthless talk; rubbish.
Usage: informal; figurative

Examples

• The crew had to pump out the bilgewaters before the ship could set sail.
• The bilgewaters in the hold had accumulated over weeks at sea.
• Don't listen to his bilgewaters—he's just making excuses.
• That article is pure bilgewaters and not worth your time.
• The captain ordered the bilgewaters cleaned to prevent disease aboard the vessel.