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bulkhead

[buhlk-hed] / ˈbʌlkˌhɛd /


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Video showed waves slamming against the bulkhead that protects beachfront homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

Extent of the flooding if the bulkhead had been watertight.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

The deck was swaying beneath his feet, and when he tried to rise it lifted sideways and smashed him hard against a bulkhead.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

But the state Department of Environmental Protection has tended to oppose bulkheads as a long-term solution, noting that the hard structures often encourage sand scouring against them that can accelerate and worsen erosion.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 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

But then he was distracted by a bolt in one of the bulkheads.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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