Definitions for bulkhead

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bulkhead bulk·head

Spelling: [buhlk-hed]

IPA: /ˈbʌlkˌhɛd/

Bulkhead is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 238 anagrams from letters in bulkhead (abdehklu).

Definitions for bulkhead

noun

1. Nautical. any of various wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, or strengthening the structure.
2. Aeronautics. a transverse partition or reinforcing frame in the body of an airplane.
3. Civil Engineering. a partition built in a subterranean passage to prevent the passage of air, water, or mud. a retaining structure of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, used for shore protection and in harbor works.
4. Building Trades. a horizontal or inclined outside door over a stairway leading to a cellar. a boxlike structure, as on a roof, covering a stairwell or other opening.

Origin of bulkhead

First recorded in 1490-1500; bulk² + head

Examples for bulkhead

Gregory, left to himself, edged closer against the bulkhead.

Nicole LaPorte talks to flight attendants about dirty diapers, bulkhead envy, and more.

There he was on the other side of the bulkhead, four or five feet from us, no more, as we sat in the saloon.

It laid over by the bulkhead, and was nearly the color of the carpet.

He knew besides such words as "hawser," "bulkhead" and "ebb-tide."

"So that bulkhead held out after all," I remarked cheerfully.

He seems to be thumping the bulkhead with his fists—or his head.

He came to rest against a bulkhead, and leaned there with bleeding lips.

Would you have had the courage to swing the maul for the first blow if you had seen that bulkhead?

Someone slammed him against the bulkhead and held him there with his face to it.