false bottom

English

Noun

false bottom (plural false bottoms)

1. An internal partition in a container, typically at the bottom, enabling the concealment of objects from a cursory examination of the item's contents.
2. (oceanography) Synonym of deep scattering layer.

Translations

internal partition that conceals objects from cursory examination

French: double-fond (fr) m Italian: doppio fondo m Norwegian: Bokmål: dobbelt bunn m, dobbeltbunn 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.