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Webster 1913 Edition


Bulkhead

Bulk′headˊ

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Noun.
[See
Bulk
part of a building.]
1.
(Naut.)
A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
2.
A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
Bulked line
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a line beyond which a wharf must not project; – usually, the harbor line.