bulkhead

English

Etymology

bulk +‎ head

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌlk.hɛd/

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Noun

bulkhead (plural bulkheads)

1. (nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.

   Coordinate term: deckhead

2. (aerospace) A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
3. (mechanics) A partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
4. A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
5. A retaining wall along a waterfront.
6. (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine) A cellar hatchway.

Derived terms

• bulkhead line
• collision bulkhead

Translations

partition on ship

• Arabic: حاجز
• Bengali: বাল্‌ক্‌হেড্ (bal‌k‌heḍ‌)
• Bulgarian: преграда (bg) f (pregrada)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隔壁 (zh) (gébì)

• Danish: skot (da) n
• Faroese: skott (fo) n
• Finnish: laipio (fi), väliseinä (fi)
• French: cloison (fr) f
• German: Schott (de) n
• Greek: φρακτή (el) (fraktí) (frakty)
• Hebrew: מחיצה (he)
• Icelandic: þil (is) n
• Irish: bulcaid f
• Italian: paratia (it)
• Norwegian: skott
• Polish: gródź f
• Portuguese: antepara (pt) f, comporta (pt) f
• Russian: перебо́рка (ru) f (perebórka)
• Spanish: mamparo (es)
• Swedish: skott (sv)
• West Frisian: sket

partition on air- or spacecraft

• Bengali: বাল্‌ক্‌হেড্ (bal‌k‌heḍ‌)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隔壁 (zh) (gébì)

• Finnish: laipio (fi), väliseinä (fi)
• French: cloison (fr) f
• Irish: bulcaid f
• Russian: перебо́рка (ru) f (perebórka)
• Spanish: mamparo (es)
• Swedish: skott (sv)

panel through which connectors pass

• Finnish: laippa (fi)
• Spanish: panel (es)

retaining wall along a waterfront

• Arabic: جدار ساحلي
• Romanian: zăgaz (ro) n