bends

noun — 2 senses

noun

/bɛndz/

Nautical, Transport The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.

Diving, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Medicine, Pathology, Sciences, Sports, Underwater diving Usually, With the Synonym of decompression sickness.

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