bulk·head (b lk h d )n. 1. a. One of the upright partitions dividing a ship into compartments and serving to add structural rigidity and to prevent the spread of leakage or fire. b. A partition or wall serving a similar purpose in a vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft. 2. A wall or an embankment, as in a mine or along a waterfront, that acts as a protective barrier. 3. Chiefly New England A horizontal or sloping structure providing access to a cellar stairway. [bulk, stall, partition (perhaps of Scandinavian origin) + head.] |
bulkhead [ˈbʌlkˌhɛd]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any upright wall-like partition in a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a wall or partition built to hold back earth, fire, water, etc.
[probably from bulk projecting framework, from Old Norse bálkr partition + head]
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bulkhead - a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments Translations
n bulkhead [ˈbalkhed]
a division between one part of a ship's interior and another. skot, afskorting حاجِزٌ بَيْنَ جُزءٍ وآخر في السَّفينَه отвесна преграда přepážka skot; skillevæg das Schott διαχωριστικό τοίχωμα πλοίου, φρακτή mamparo vahesein دیوارۀ کشتی laipio cloison מְחִיצָה אֲטוּמָה जहाज का एक हिस्सा pregrada választófal penyekat di dalam kapal paratia 隔壁 격벽 pertvara (laive) starpsiena (uz kuģa) dinding sekat schot skott, vegg grodzie anteparo perete etanş/despărţitor перегородка priehradka, priečinok pregrada pregrada na brodu skott ผนังที่แบ่งเรือออกเป็นส่วน ๆ bölme (船的)艙壁 перегородка بحری جہاز کے اندرونی حصوں کی تقسیم vách ngăn (tàu) （船的）舱壁
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