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bulkheading

American  
[buhlk-hed-ing] / ˈbʌlkˌhɛd ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.


Etymology

Origin of bulkheading

bulkhead + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Steven Ross said on Thursday that the issue caused passengers to "tumble about" and for the sub to crash into bulkheading, leaving one passenger "hanging upside down" and others hanging on inside.

From BBC

It made little waves that streaked the silver with black and lapped gently against the bulkheading.

From Literature

Dicey returned to the bulkheading and sat.

From Literature

His little figure sat huddled on the bulkheading at the end of the lawn.

From Literature

Many were destroyed or landlocked by bulkheading in the 1920s and then by the arrival of Beach Channel Drive, a new bay-front parkway in the ’30s.

From New York Times