Example Sentences

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He merely bulkheaded himself in with a lot of smooth language, and when I tried to argue myself over I just slid off.

From The Silver Horde by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

On either hand of the Jessamy Bride's cabin five sleeping berths were bulkheaded off.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

The portion of the tunnel affected was bulkheaded at each end, packed with rubble and grouted with Portland cement mortar injected under pressure through pipes sunk from the street surface above.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous

Below, to star-board, on the bridge deck, the pilot saw the crushed mess-room door, roughly bulkheaded against the pounding seas. 

From The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack

A little way beyond, under the great cabin, was the powder-magazine, a small bulkheaded compartment with a little door, atop of which was a small bull's-eye lamp.

From The Frozen Pirate by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)