bends
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
bends
- Plural form of bend
- (diving) A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.
- (nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
Translations [edit]
diving: condition
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nautical: thickest and strongest planks on the sides of a ship — see wales
Verb [edit]
bends
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend.