bulkhead
pronunciation
How to pronounce bulkhead in British English:
UK [ˈbʌlkhed]
How to pronounce bulkhead in American English:
US [ˈbʌlkˌhɛd]
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- Noun:
- a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
Word Origin
- bulkhead (n.)
- late 15c., with head (n.); the first element perhaps from bulk "framework projecting in the front of a shop" (1580s), which is perhaps from Old Norse bolkr "beam, balk" (see balk (n.)).
Example
- 1. Buttering should be performed on the deck or bulkhead .
- 2. Install the right air guide and footwell bulkhead .
- 3. Bulkhead , where 'd you get that sheet ?
- 4. You know we have to seal the bulkhead doors .
- 5. Provided that if the bunker bulkhead is of welded construction the additional bulkhead need not be fitted .