bulkhead
noun
any of various wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, or strengthening the structure.
bulkheaded
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a word derived from
bulkhead.
Example Sentences
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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 Jack London
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 mine is bulkheaded and locked, but one of the keys on my ring fitted the lock, and Starbuck and I went in and stumbled around for a while in the dark tunnels.
From The Real Man by Francis Lynde
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 Rex Ellingwood Beach
