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What is a bulkhead?

What is a bulkhead? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
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For example, you may have an easier time getting in and out of an aisle seat, and bulkhead seats may have more legroom.
After many measurements, calculations and working out, we fitted the main bulkhead coachroof beam.
They can be used either as a foot valve or as a bulkhead fitting when equipped with adaptor nut and gasket.
Due to the list, the bulkhead door of the engine-room would not close properly and the compartment was slowly but steadily flooding.
The air conditioning panel was located on the bulkhead aft of the crew door.
In this situation the compartment would have been evacuated and sealed using the watertight bulkhead door to the rear of the torpedo stowage.

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