[
US
/ˈbəɫkˌhɛd/
]
[ UK /bˈʌlkhɛd/ ]
[ UK /bˈʌlkhɛd/ ]
NOUN
- a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
How To Use bulkhead In A Sentence
- He groaned, and felt the bulkhead, slowly coming to his knees, and standing, trying to orient himself to his position on ‘B’ deck.
- For example, you may have an easier time getting in and out of an aisle seat, and bulkhead seats may have more legroom.
- The furniture was dark blue velvet, bulkheads were oak panelled, the lamps were ornately old fashioned. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
- To their credit the builders have used bulkheads that are watertight between the hull and cabin soles to divide the boat into three separate compartments.
- Bulkheads were finished in a woven bamboo-striped motif contrasting with the square-shaped windows curtained in a fish/pineapple pattern.
- As he drew closer he saw the different parts of the ship: the bulkhead, the mast, and the tattered remains of a sail.
- Vestibule bulkheads were attached inside the body and the end windows were blanked off A Cal-Scale tailgate was added to complete the car.
- a shell and her cotton bulkheads ignited, but the crew of the Benton, who boarded her, succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The Civil War In America.
- On the table, which hung on hinges from the for'ard bulkhead, were pen and ink, also a battered log-book. A SON OF THE SUN
- Lengthy permitting processes for work such as replacing a basalt bulkhead with wade-in beaches also slowed things down. Giving Up on the Dream