Definition of bulkhead

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Bulkhead (n.) 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..

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Manger :: Manger (n.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it..
Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Bulkhead :: Bulkhead (n.) 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..
Syphilide :: Syphering (n.) The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead..
Bulkhead :: Bulkhead (n.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck..
Loophole :: Loophole (n.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy..
Awning :: Awning (n.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
Cant :: Cant (n.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting..
Cubbridge-head :: Cubbridge-head (n.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.
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