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Bulkhead Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bulkhead? [n] a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bulkhead: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bulkhead: anchorage \| anchorage ground \| arch dam \| archway \| back door \| backstop \| bamboo curtain \| bank \| bar \| barrage \| barrier \| barway \| basin \| bear-trap dam \| beaver dam \| berth \| boom \| brattice \| breakwater \| breastwork \| brick wall \| buffer \| buffer state \| bulwark \| bumper \| carriage entrance \| cellar door \| cellarway \| cloison \| cofferdam \| collision mat \| cushion \| dam \| defense \| diaphragm \| dike \| dissepiment \| ditch \| dividing line \| dividing wall \| division \| dock \| dockage \| dockyard \| door \| doorjamb \| doorpost \| doorway \| dry dock \| earthwork \| embankment \| fence \| fender \| French door \| front door \| gate \| gatepost \| gateway \| gravity dam \| groin \| harbor \| harborage \| hatch \| hatchway \| haven \| hydraulic-fill dam \| interseptum \| iron curtain \| jam \| jetty \| jutty \| landing \| landing place \| landing stage \| leaping weir \| levee \| lintel \| logjam \| marina \| mat \| midriff \| midsection \| milldam \| moat \| mole \| moorings \| mound \| pad \| panel \| parapet \| paries \| partition \| party wall \| pier \| porch \| port \| portal \| portcullis \| porte cochere \| postern \| property line \| propylaeum \| protected anchorage \| pylon \| quay \| rampart \| road \| roadblock \| roads \| roadstead \| rock-fill dam \| scuttle \| seaport \| seawall \| separation \| septulum \| septum \| shipyard \| shock pad \| shutter dam \| side door \| slip \| stile \| stone wall \| storm door \| threshold \| tollgate \| trap \| trap door \| turnpike \| turnstile \| wall \| weir \| wharf \| wicket dam \| work See Also \| divider \| partition \| ship Bulkhead In Webster's Dictionary \Bulk"head`\, n. [See {Bulk} part of a building.] 1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck. 2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front. {Bulked line}, a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.

Bulkhead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bulkhead?

[n] a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bulkhead:

See Also | divider | partition | ship

Bulkhead In Webster's Dictionary

\Bulk"head`\, n. [See {Bulk} part of a building.]
1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on
   the same deck.

2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of
   earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a
   mine; the limiting wall along a water front.

{Bulked line}, a line beyond which a wharf must not project;
   -- usually, the harbor line.

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