Definition
A ship or vessel with a copper-sheathed bottom, or a person of low social status (archaic slang).
Etymology
Compound of copper and bottom, referring literally to ships whose hulls were lined with copper sheets to prevent sea-worm damage and fouling. The slang meaning emerged in 18th-century English.
Kelly Says
When the British Navy started coating ship bottoms with copper, it revolutionized naval warfare—copper hulls could actually sail 10% faster and lasted months longer without needing repairs, giving Britain a genuine military advantage!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
mied መሬት
mied me-ret
ARالعربية
قاع النحاس
qa' al-nahās
BNবাংলা
কপারের তল
ko-par-er tal
CACatalà
coberta de coure
koh-ber-ta deh koo-reh
CSČeština
měďová podložka
mej-do-va-va pod-lo-zka
DADansk
kobberbund
KO-ber-bund
DEDeutsch
Kupferboden
KOOP-fer-bo-den
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκώδες πάτωμα
hal-koh-des pa-to-ma
FAفارسی
پایین مسی
pa-yin me-si
FISuomi
kuparpohja
koo-par-poh-ja
FRFrançais
fond en cuivre
fohn en KOO-vruh
HAHA
tabar da tsaku
ta-bar da tsaku
HEעברית
בסיס נחושת
ba-sis na-chos-set
HIहिन्दी
तांबे का तल
taambe ka tal
HUMagyar
rézalsz
rez-al-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
bawah tembaga
ba-wah tem-ba-ga
ITItaliano
fondo di rame
fon-doh dee rah-meh
KMKM
ទន់ ស្ទើង
ton s'teung
MRMR
तांब्याचा पाया
taam-byacha pa-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bawah tembaga
ba-wah tem-ba-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးပြား
kye-pa-ra
NLNederlands
koperbodem
KO-per-bo-dem
NONorsk
kobberbunn
KO-ber-bunn
PAPA
ਕਾਂਸੀ ਦਾ ਟੇਲ
kaan-si da tel
PLPolski
dno miedziane
dno myeh-dzhi-an-eh
PTPortuguês
fundido de cobre
foon-dee-doh deh KOO-breh
RORomână
fundul de cupru
foon-dul deh koo-pru
SVSvenska
kopparebotten
KO-pa-reh-bot-ten
SWKiswahili
chini ya shaba
chi-ni ya sha-ba
TAதமிழ்
வெண்கல அடிப்பகுதி
ven-ka-la adi-pa-kutti
TEతెలుగు
తాముడి మెట్టు
ta-mu-di met-tu
THไทย
พื้นทองแดง
p'i-an thong-daeng
TLTL
base ng ginto
ba-se ng gin-to
TRTürkçe
bakır tabanı
bak-ir ta-ba-ni
UKУкраїнська
мідна підстава
mid-na pid-stava
URاردو
مس तांबے کا
mas taam-bey ka
VITiếng Việt
đáy đồng
day dong