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How to pronounce bulkhead in English?

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Type of divider, partition

Examples of bulkhead

bulkhead
I was able to get on a later flight, but the only seat available was a bulkhead.
From the abcnews.go.com
Although the bulkhead was bent inward from the explosion, it was not penetrated.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Whichever airline you fly, check in early to get the much prized bulkhead seats.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The bulkhead is 10 feet from the curb, so the village won't replace the bulkhead.
From the newsday.com
Barbecue cooking may be done in the park or along the bulkhead area of the docks.
From the jacksonville.com
The corps says the bulkhead has been used as a temporary solution in the past.
From the signonsandiego.com
Molly Root braces herself against the bulkhead as the jet starts to lose altitude.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is an airtight bulkhead located between the cabin and the tail of the aircraft.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A pair of Schedoni leather bags can sit behind the seats, strapped to the bulkhead.
From the newarkadvertiser.co.uk
More examples
  • A partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
  • A bulkhead is a retaining wall, such as a bulkhead within a ship or a watershed retaining wall. It may also be used in mines, to contain flooding.
  • A bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship or within the fuselage of an airplane. Other kinds of partition elements within a ship are decks and deckheads.
  • Bulkhead is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All incarnations of Bulkhead are Autobots.
  • A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached; A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft; Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to ...
  • (Bulk-heads) Partitions in the Ship.
  • (Bulkheads) Structures constructed to separate land and water areas at the shoreline and designed to reduce earth slides and slumps or lessen wave erosion at the base of a cliff.*
  • (Bulkheads) The athwartship partitions which separate a vessel into compartments, cabins, &c. Fore and aft partitions are also termed bulkheads. In yachts it is not customary to employ watertight bulkheads.
  • (Bulkheads) Walls forming sealed compartments fore and aft in a kayak.