bulkhead
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Waves topped the bulkhead and sent water into homes and streets, according to city officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 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
A single volume wedged in the rack against the forward bulkhead.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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
Last August, Boeing discovered misaligned drill holes in the aft pressure bulkheads of some 737 MAX models.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 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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