bulkhead
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Long Beach is working to secure its historic boardwalk and protective bulkhead, putting up sandbags and rebuilding a berm to stop water intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
He learned to never sit near the bulkhead where bassinets frequently were placed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
A judge-led commission later found "a litany of errors" related to the Lamma IV, including a missing bulkhead door which contributed to the ferry sinking within two minutes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
So instead I head aft and make my way like a gecko up the bulkhead toward the captain’s ready room, squeezing myself as flat as I can to slip in under the door.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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It also found design standards to be "poor with all the vessels lacking watertight bulkheads, doors and hatches".
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
The city undertook an emergency project to install two new bulkheads to repair washouts from the storm, with construction costs totaling nearly $4.9 million, according to a report from the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024
The effects of individual bulkheads travel far beyond their footprint, recent science has shown, affecting not just the area directly ahead of it but the flow of sediment and waves all along the shore.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
But its sophisticated forges are among a handful of machines in Russia that can form lightweight metals into large aerospace parts like bulkheads and wing mounts.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
From his hiding place in the transverse bulkheads at the rear of the cabin, Lord Roke watched.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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