bulkhead
bulkhead Lexical Profile
bulkhead Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An upright wall or dividing partition within the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft, designed to provide structural rigidity and create watertight or airtight compartments.
"Passengers seated directly behind the cabin bulkhead generally enjoy a few extra inches of legroom."
A retaining wall built along a waterfront or shoreline to hold back earth and protect the land from wave erosion.
"The town constructed a reinforced concrete bulkhead along the harbor to prevent coastal erosion during severe storms."
A box-like or sloping structure covering a staircase or shaft that leads down into a cellar or basement from the outside of a building.
"We carried the heavy winter tools down into the cellar through the wooden bulkhead in the backyard."
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 15th century, likely combining an altered form of Old Norse balkr ('beam' or 'partition') with English head.