false bottom

English

Noun

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

internal partition that conceals objects from cursory examination

French: double-fond (fr) m
Italian: doppio fondo m

Further reading

“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.

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