Definitions of Bulkhead [ˈbʌlkˌhɛd]

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Definition of 'Bulkhead'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bulkhead
a wall-like construction inside a ship or airplane, as for forming watertight compartments or strengthening the structure.

2.  bulkhead
a partition built in a subterranean passage to prevent the passage of air, water, or earth.

3.  bulkhead
a retaining structure of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete used for shore protection.

4.  bulkhead
a horizontal or inclined outside door over a stairway leading to a cellar.

5.  bulkhead
a boxlike structure covering a stairwell or other opening.

Etymology: (1490–1500)

Definition of 'Bulkhead'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bulkhead
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

Definition of 'Bulkhead'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Bulkhead
a partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck

2. (noun) Bulkhead
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

Translation of 'Bulkhead'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a division between one part of a ship's interior and another.
Afrikaans: skot, afskorting	Arabic: حاجِزٌ بَيْنَ جُزءٍ وآخر	Bulgarian: отвесна преграда
Brazilian: anteparo	Czech: přepážka	German: das Schott
Danish: skot; skillevæg	Greek: διαχωριστικό τοίχωμα πλοί	Spanish: mamparo
Estonian: vahesein	Farsi: دیوارۀ کشتی	Finnish: laipio
French: cloison	Hebrew: מְחִיצָה אֲטוּמָה	Hindi: जहाज का एक हिस्सा
Croatian: pregrada	Hungarian: választófal	Indonesian: penyekat di dalam kapal
Italian: paratia	Japanese: 隔壁	Korean: 격벽
Lithuanian: pertvara (laive)	Latvian: starpsiena (uz kuģa)	Malay: dinding sekat
Dutch: schot	Norwegian: skott, vegg	Polish: grodzie
Persian: دیوارۀ کشتی	Pashto: د کیګدی دیوار	Portuguese: anteparo
Romanian: perete etanş/despărţitor	Russian: перегородка	Slovak: priehradka, priečinok
Slovenian: pregrada	Serbian: pregrada na brodu	Swedish: skott
Thai: ผนังที่แบ่งเรือออกเป็นส่ว	Turkish: bölme	Taiwanese: (船的)艙壁
Ukrainian: перегородка	Urdu: بحری جہاز کے اندرونی حصوں	Vietnamese: vách ngăn (tàu)
Chinese: （船的）舱壁
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