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How to pronounce “bulkhead”
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Pronunciation guide for bulkhead
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bulkhead with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Building Old Cambridge
So we're standing on this bulkhead.
- Definition summary
- (nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce bulkhead
Building Old Cambridge

So we're standing on this bulkhead.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bulkhead”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
- (aerospace, rail transport) A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft, or some rail vehicles.
- (mechanics) A partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
- A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
- A retaining wall along a waterfront.
- (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine) A cellar hatchway.
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