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bulkhead
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure
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A retaining wall along a waterfront
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A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached
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{n} a part of a ship, a partition of boards
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A term used to define a mounting style of connectors Bulkhead connectors are designed to inserted into a panel cutout from the rear (component side) of the panel
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A vertical partition or wall
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A retaining wall-like structure commonly composed of driven piles supporting a wall or a barrier of wooden timbers or reinforced concrete members (5)
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a vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ships hull is breached
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1) Upright wall in a trailer, railcar, air carrier, or vessel that separates and stabilizes a load, or separates one compartnment from another 2) Cargo-restraining partition in a vehicle or vessel
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Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition
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Upright partition in a vessel separating compartments
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Wall or partition dividing a ship into compartments Also part of the skeleton (ribs) of a ships structure
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A vertical partition, either fore and aft or athwartships
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A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft
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A partition to strengthen the frame of a yacht
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A vertical partition separating compartments
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A part of the car that is generally connects to the chassis During assembly, other parts are connected to the bulkhead, making the bulkhead one of the primary foundation pieces of the car
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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
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A retaining wall designed to hold back water from the ocean or another body of water
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{i} waterproof partitions in a ship
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A vertical former (partition) inside the plane's main body part (fuselage)
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A shoreline protection structure or partition intended to retain land from sliding into a water body
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Upright partition (walls) used to divide various sections of the ship into rooms
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A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck
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1 Upright partition dividing compartments on board a vessel The functions of bulkheads are To increase the safety of a vessel by dividing it into watertight compartments To separate the engine room from the cargo holds To increase the transverse strength of a vessel To reduce the risk of spreading fire to other compartments 2 A vertically mounted board to provide front wall protection against shifting cargo and commonly seen on platform trailers (road cargo) 3 Synonym: Header Board 4 A partition in a container, providing a plenum chamber and/or air passage for either return or supply air It may be an integral part of the appliance or a separate construction
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watertight division between the cockpit of a kayak and the cargo compartments Because the cargo compartments in Wilderness Systems kayaks are watertight, they provide flotation in case the boat is swamped
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Upright partition dividing compartments on board a vessel The functions of bulkheads are -To increase the safety of a vessel by dividing it into watertight compartments -To separate the engine room from the cargo holds -To increase the transverse strength of a vessel -To reduce the risk of spreading fire to other compartments -A vertically mounted board to provide front wall protection against shifting cargo and commonly seen on platform trailers (road cargo)
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structure that retains or prevents the sliding of land or protects land from water damage
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A wall, partition, or similar member in a rocket, spacecraft, airplane fuselage, or similar structure, at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the structure, and serving to strengthen, divide, or help give shape to the structure
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Transverse wall in a boat that usually bears weight and supplies hull support
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A partition in a ship that divides the interior space into various compartments in the walls of a vessel's tanks
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a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
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A vertical wall of wood, steel or concrete, built parallel to the shoreline and designed to deflect waves and control erosion
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A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections. = partition. a wall which divides the structure of a ship or aircraft into separate parts (bulk (15-19 centuries) (perhaps from balkr ) + head)
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(1) A structure separating land and water areas, primarily designed to resist earth pressures (2) A structure or partition to retain or prevent sliding of the land A secondary purpose is to protect the upland against damage from WAVE action
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The interior 'walls' in a ship In dry-cargo vessels watertight bulkheads normally run athwartship from side to side and extend from keel to weatherdeck Seamen call the cabin partitions, that show in the picture, bulkheads as well - C -
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A one-piece fabricated steel unit which is lowered into guides and seals against a frame to close a water passage in a dam, conduit, spillway, etc An object used to isolate a portion of a waterway for examination, maintenance, or repair A wall or partition erected to resist ground or water pressure When water levels were lowered to dead storage at Horsetooth Dam in the fall of 2001, regular maintenance work was performed on the intake structure’s "bulkhead” section
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