bends
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]bends
Noun
[edit]bends pl (plural only)
- (nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
- (underwater diving, pathology, usually with the) Synonym of decompression sickness.
Translations
[edit]nautical: thickest and strongest planks on the sides of a ship — see wales
Verb
[edit]bends
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bend
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