false bottom
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
false bottom (plural false bottoms)
- An internal partition in a container, typically at the bottom, enabling the concealment of objects from a cursory examination of the item's contents.
- (oceanography) Synonym of deep scattering layer
Translations[edit]
internal partition that conceals objects from cursory examination
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Further reading[edit]
- “false bottom”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “false bottom”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “false bottom”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “false bottom”, in Collins English Dictionary.