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- (nautical) a vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship is holed
- A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
- Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bulk"head` (&?;), n. [See Bulk part of
a building.] 1. (Naut.) A partition in a
vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
2. 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.
Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not
project; -- usually, the harbor line.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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