Word Type

Noun

The word "bulkhead" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

deckhead

Derived Terms

bulkhead line bulkheaded bulkheading collision bulkhead forepeak bulkhead nonbulkhead

Derived From

bulk head

Context

nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

divider partition

Type Of (IsA)

partition

Part Of

ship

Related Terms

aircraft breach compartment connector dividing excessive flooding hull partition prevent separate ship spacecraft vertical watertight

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