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noun
A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft, or some rail vehicles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
A partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A retaining wall along a waterfront.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cellar hatchway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Maine
Qualifier: Rhode Island; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Massachusetts
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noun
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: partition, divider
History
From Old Norse bálkr (“partition”) + head, anglicised as bulk + head.
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
