Bulkhead

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One of the upright partitions dividing a ship into compartments and serving to add structural rigidity and to prevent the spread of leakage or fire.
  • noun. A partition or wall serving a similar purpose in a vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft.
  • noun. A wall or an embankment, as in a mine or along a waterfront, that acts as a protective barrier.
  • noun. A horizontal or sloping structure providing access to a cellar stairway.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A partition.
  • noun. A water-face of a wharf, pier, or sea-wall.
  • noun. A horizontal or inclined door giving access from the outside of a house to the cellar.
  • noun. In hydraulic mining the pressure-box or -tank at the end of a water-ditch or flume from which the water-pipes lead to the nozles.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
  • noun. A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  • noun. Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
  • noun. A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
  • noun. A retaining wall along a waterfront.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
  • Word Usage
    "And the best seats include exit row seats or seats that in what are known as the bulkhead, the first row of seats."
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