Lastly, Lundberg went belowdecks to inspect the boat's bulkheads and hull—for what, it was not clear, since he had absolutely no knowledge of steamboat design.
Source: wiktionary
Bulkhead
//ˈbʌlk.hɛd//
Synonyms for "bulkhead" (141 found)
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15 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 22 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- جدار ساحلي noun (retaining wall along a waterfront)
- حاجز noun (partition on ship)
Bengali
2 entries- বাল্ক্হেড্ noun (partition on ship)
- বাল্ক্হেড্ noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
Bulgarian
1 entries- преграда noun (partition on ship)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 隔壁 noun (partition on ship)
- 隔壁 noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
Danish
1 entries- skot noun (partition on ship)
Faroese
1 entries- skott noun (partition on ship)
Finnish
4 entries- laipio noun (partition on ship)
- laipio noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
- laippa noun (panel through which connectors pass)
- väliseinä noun (partition on ship)
French
2 entries- cloison noun (partition on ship)
- cloison noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
German
1 entries- Schott noun (partition on ship)
Greek
1 entries- φρακτή noun (partition on ship)
Hebrew
1 entries- מחיצה noun (partition on ship)
Icelandic
1 entries- þil noun (partition on ship)
Irish
2 entries- bulcaid noun (partition on ship)
- bulcaid noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
Italian
1 entries- paratia noun (partition on ship)
Norwegian
1 entries- skott noun (partition on ship)
Polish
1 entries- gródź noun (partition on ship)
Portuguese
2 entries- antepara noun (partition on ship)
- comporta noun (partition on ship)
Romanian
1 entries- zăgaz noun (retaining wall along a waterfront)
Russian
2 entries- перебо́рка noun (partition on ship)
- перебо́рка noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
Spanish
3 entries- mamparo noun (partition on ship)
- mamparo noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
- panel noun (panel through which connectors pass)
Swedish
2 entries- skott noun (partition on ship)
- skott noun (partition on air- or spacecraft)
West-Frisian
1 entries- sket noun (partition on ship)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room.
Source: wiktionary
Folding blinds are fitted to the cab bulkhead windows and sunblinds at the driving windows.
Source: wiktionary
She bumped her noggin on the bulkhead above the doorway, smiled in apology for her presumed clumsiness.
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