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Bulkhead

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Noun

1. bulkhead

a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bulkhead

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noun
1. 
any upright wall-like partition in a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc
2. 
a wall or partition built to hold back earth, fire, water, etc

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Bulkhead

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noun
1. 
any of the upright partitions separating parts of a ship, airplane, etc. as for protection against fire or leakage
2. 
a wall or embankment for holding back earth, fire, water, etc.
3.  US
a boxlike structure built over an opening, as at the head of a staircase, elevator shaft, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bulkhead

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n.
1.
a. 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.
b. A partition or wall serving a similar purpose in a vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft.
2. A wall or an embankment, as in a mine or along a waterfront, that acts as a protective barrier.
3. Chiefly New England A horizontal or sloping structure on the outside of a building, providing access to a cellar stairway.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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