bulkhead
bulkhead
Definition
bulk·head (bulk′hed′)
noun
- any of the upright partitions separating parts of a ship, airplane, etc. as for protection against fire or leakage
- a wall or embankment for holding back earth, fire, water, etc.
- ☆ a boxlike structure built over an opening, as at the head of a staircase, elevator shaft, etc.
bulkhead
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: The key is having a kayak well fitted with buoyancy and having a bulkhead near to the rear of the cockpit.
- fit: But I did manage to get the rear bulkhead fitted to the chassis.
- include: Bedroom 3 8&'11& ' ' x 8&'8& ' ' overall Including bulkhead, with window to the front.
Adjective modifier
- watertight: At the far end stood a fourth watertight bulkhead, separating the crew's quarters from the engine room.
- aft: EADS will provide Boeing with aft pressure bulkheads, which are situated in the rear part of the craft's pressurized cabin.
- transverse: Signs can be hung from the ceiling or fixed above transverse bulkheads in a corridor.
- rear: Whilst working on the boost gage problem we noticed a small plate fitted on the rear bulkhead of the nose wheel bay.
- front: First up was the brake pipe routing for the front bulkhead.
- forward: She was stripped out to the forward bulkhead, the poor girls sketchy attire was spread all around the South Hams.
Modifies a noun
- connector: Some housings have bulkhead connector for wired external flash.
- cupboard: Bedroom 3 9& ' x 7& ' including the bulkhead cylinder cupboard With window to the front, central heating radiator.
- fitting: The top pipe goes to a bulkhead fitting with a bleed nipple.
- seat: The return flight in a bulkhead seat was a welcome contrast.
- storage: BEDROOM 4: 8'0 " x 9'2 " ( front ) with bulkhead storage.
- door: There was a hissing sound beside me and an inner bulkhead door slid open.
Noun used with modifier
- steel: She saw that the cabin was shut off from the rest of the plane by a steel bulkhead with a door in the center.
- engine: The mine had struck on her port side just forward of the after engine room bulkhead.
- cabin: These boats were originally ' open plan ' with no cabin bulkhead.
- room: The mine had struck on her port side just forward of the after engine room bulkhead.
- side: The side bulkhead has a massive bulge where the roof pushed it out.
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