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bulkhead deck

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. the uppermost continuous deck in the hull of a vessel, forming watertight compartments with the main transverse bulkheads.


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To make the bulkhead deck effectively water-tight for this purpose it would have been necessary to carry water-tight trunks round all the openings in the bulkhead deck up to C deck.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

These were controlled from above by rods and wheels led to the level of the bulkhead deck.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

If any of these should happen accidentally to be left open, and consequently out of reach, it could be shut off from the main by the wheel on the bulkhead deck.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

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