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bulkhead

[buhlk-hed] / ˈbʌlkˌhɛd /


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Waves topped the bulkhead and sent water into homes and streets, according to city officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

He learned to never sit near the bulkhead where bassinets frequently were placed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Extent of the flooding if the bulkhead had been watertight.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

In the creaking, thrumming double bulkhead of the leading zeppelin, the dragonflies were hatching.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

It also found design standards to be "poor with all the vessels lacking watertight bulkheads, doors and hatches".

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

Piece by piece, they dismantled it and fashioned templates from its planks and ribs, its bulkheads, floorboards and decking for replacements cut from African sipo, Kentucky oak and Douglas fir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

In August, Boeing disclosed that some holes in the 737’s bulkheads that help maintain cabin pressure were improperly drilled by Spirit, requiring inspection by X-ray and slowing output of the planemaker’s most important aircraft.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

But its sophisticated forges are among a handful of machines in Russia that can form lightweight metals into large aerospace parts like bulkheads and wing mounts.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2022

They’d all been stuffed into the bulkheads and decks of the Maafa.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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