bulkhead

bulkhead

English

Etymology

bulk +‎ head

Pronunciation

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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.
2. A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
3. Mechanically, 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.

Derived terms

• bulkhead line

Translations

partition on ship

Bulgarian: преграда (bg) f (pregrada) Chinese: Mandarin: 隔壁 (zh) (gébì) Finnish: laipio (fi) French: cloison (fr) f German: Schott (de) n Greek: φρακτή (el) (fraktí) (frakty)

Italian: paratia (it) Polish: gródź f Portuguese: antepara (pt) f, comporta f Russian: перебо́рка (ru) f (perebórka) Spanish: mamparo (es) Swedish: skott (sv)

partition on air- or spacecraft

Chinese: Mandarin: 隔壁 (zh) (gébì) Finnish: laipio (fi)

Russian: перебо́рка (ru) f (perebórka) Spanish: mamparo (es) Swedish: skott (sv)

panel through which connectors pass

Finnish: laippa (fi)

Spanish: panel (es)