bulkhead
noun
bulk·head
ˈbəlk-ˌhed 
ˈbəl-ˌked
ˈbəl-ˌked
1
: an upright partition separating compartments
2
: a structure or partition to resist pressure or to shut off water, fire, or gas
3
: a retaining wall along a waterfront
4
: a projecting framework with a sloping door giving access to a cellar stairway or a shaft
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With an innovative carbon-fiber arch supporting the mast, the vessel is free of posts and bulkheads that might otherwise interrupt flow.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
According to police, Carman was thought to have disabled his boat before leaving the marina by removing two bulkheads and the trim tabs from the stern, leaving holes below the waterline.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
To hold everything in place, New Jersey was the first state to try to wrest control of coastal sediment flows from nature by erecting seawalls and jetties and bulkheads, and today virtually none of its coastline is untouched by human intervention.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
The city undertook an emergency project to install two new bulkheads to repair washouts from the storm, with construction costs totaling nearly $4.9 million, according to a report from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
According to police, Carman was thought to have disabled his boat before leaving the marina by removing two bulkheads and the trim tabs from the stern, leaving holes below the waterline.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
To hold everything in place, New Jersey was the first state to try to wrest control of coastal sediment flows from nature by erecting seawalls and jetties and bulkheads, and today virtually none of its coastline is untouched by human intervention.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
The city undertook an emergency project to install two new bulkheads to repair washouts from the storm, with construction costs totaling nearly $4.9 million, according to a report from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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bulkhead
noun
bulk·head
ˈbəlk-ˌhed
1
: a wall separating compartments
2
: an external structure with a sloping door leading to the cellar stairway of a house
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