bulkheads
Vessel's internal walls
Bulkheads are upright partitions dividing a ship, aircraft, or other vessel into compartments.
In ships, they provide structural support and prevent flooding from spreading if the hull is breached: The watertight bulkheads kept the damaged vessel afloat.
The term extends to retaining walls along shorelines that hold back water or earth, and to any dividing wall or barrier in a structure.
Prevents liquid from passing
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- hullOuter covering or frame
- vesselReceptacle for contents
flooding · bilge · deck · hatch · maritime · submarine · cargo hold · keel
Thing that partitions
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- separationState of being apart
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
panel · interior · storage · trunk · vehicle · firewall · engine bay · cab
Aircraft's central structure
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- cargoTransported goods
airframe · aviation · pressure differential · structural · aluminum · rivet · inspection · maintenance
Structure preventing soil collapse
- seawallCoastal erosion barrier
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shoringTemporary structural support
- foundationUnderlying support structure
timber · steel · concrete · embankment · erosion · waterfront · pier · dock
watertight
Prevents liquid from passing
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- hullOuter covering or frame
vessel · flooding · bilge · deck · hatch · maritime · submarine · cargo hold · keel · stern
divider
Thing that partitions
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- separationState of being apart
compartmentalization · panel · interior · storage · trunk · vehicle · firewall · engine bay · cab · structural
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
cargo · airframe · aviation · pressure differential · structural · aluminum · rivet · inspection · maintenance · decompression
retaining wall
Structure preventing soil collapse
- seawallCoastal erosion barrier
- excavationAct of unearthing
- shoringTemporary structural support
foundation · timber · steel · concrete · embankment · erosion · waterfront · pier · dock · wharf
- TitanicTitanic, RMS Titanic, iceberg, sinking, lifeboats
- civil engineeringbridges, highways, tunnels, foundations, dams
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- aircraft partswing, wings, fuselage, aileron, ailerons
- Battleship Partsgun turrets, turrets, armor, armor plating, cannons
- bulkhead seatSeat against cabin partition
- bulkhead doorSealed doorway between sections