bends

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛndz/
Rhymes: -ɛndz

Noun

bends

plural of bend
(nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
(underwater diving) A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.

Translations

diving: condition

Finnish: alipainetauti, sukeltajantauti (fi)

nautical: thickest and strongest planks on the sides of a ship — see wales

Verb

bends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend

Anagrams

S-bend

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