bulkheadn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌlkhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbəlˌkɛd/,

/ˈbəlkˌhɛd/

Forms: Also 1600s bulkeshead.

Etymology: Apparently < bulk n.² (or its etymon) + head n.¹; 1, 2 may however be < bulk n.¹ in some sense.

a. One of the upright partitions serving to form the cabins in a ship or to divide the hold into distinct watertight compartments, for safety in case of collision or other damage. collision bulkhead n. the foremost bulkhead in a vessel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > bulkhead or partition

bulkhead1496

cobridge-head1622

cubbridge head1622

beak-head-bulkhead1850

1496 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 167 Amendyng of the Bulke hede for Couching of Bere.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 11 A quarter decke, the bulke, the bulkes head.

1691 W. Petty Treat. Naval Philos. in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 120 The Hull..shall be subdivided by other Decks and Bulk-heads.

1805 Ld. Nelson in Disp. & Lett. (1846) VI. 354 Ever since we have been prepared for Battle: not a Bulk-head up in the Fleet.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 8/2 She had a collision bulkhead and a bulkhead fore and aft.

b. transferred.

ΚΠ

1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish iv. 157 The curious pillars and bulkheads which enter into the composition of the Endophragmal system.

c. A similar partition in an airship, an aeroplane, or a train.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] > partition in

bulkhead1921

1921 Discovery 2 97/1 The fuselage [sc. of the airship]..consists of riveted sheet duralumin, kept rigid by a series of internal duralumin girder bulkheads.

1935 C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 306/2 The main precaution against fire is the inclusion of a fireproof bulkhead between the engine compartment and the rest of the aeroplane.

1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway iii. 80 You must..sit down on the floor facing to the tail, with your back against the forward bulkhead.

1952 Railway Age 24 Nov. 10 (advt.) Bulkheads and partitions in this luxury car are 73% lighter than standard steel construction.

d. In a motor car: the partition dividing the engine from the body. Cf. scuttle n.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > frame or chassis > partition dividing engine from the body

bulkhead1958

1958 F. J. Camm Pract. Motorist's Encycl. (ed. 9) 473/2 Holes are drilled in the metal bulkhead or scuttle, and the holder fixed.

1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 138/2 The mounting bracket for the accelerator linkage came adrift from the bulkhead.

2. Mining. (See quot. 1881.)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > partition in mine

stopping1708

buntons1839

bulkhead1881

dam1881

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 113 Bulkhead, 1. A tight partition or stopping in a mine for protection against water, fire, gas. 2. The end of a flume, whence water is carried in iron pipes to hydraulic workings.

3. The roof of a bulk or projecting stall; also the stall itself. Cf. bulk n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > parts of stall or booth

bulkhead1823

society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > types of

luckenbooth1456

booby-hutch1830

bulkhead1836

gutter-stall1889

concession stand1894

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 70 Resting his Hand..upon a Bulk-head of a Shop.

1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. vii. 155 Suddenly placing him on the bulk-head, that is to say, the flat wooden roof of the cutler's projecting booth.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 A small bulk-head beneath the taproom window, in size and shape not unlike a sedan-chair, being underlet to a mender of shoes.

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Cape Cod (1865) v. 73 An old woman came out and fastened the door of her bulkhead.

Derivatives

ˈbulkˌheaded adj. furnished with bulkheads; partitioned off by bulkheads.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > furnished with bulkheads

bulkheaded1814

1814 Ann. Reg. 79/2 The vessel was bulk-headed up fore and aft.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. 311 A single apartment was bulkheaded off amidships as a dormitory.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 2/1 The armed and bulkheaded merchant steamer giving a good account of the French man-of-war..is an enticing picture, and has been much petted and cackled about in some quarters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bulkhead
释义	bulkheadn. Brit. /ˈbʌlkhɛd/, U.S. /ˈbəlˌkɛd/, /ˈbəlkˌhɛd/ Forms: Also 1600s bulkeshead. Etymology: Apparently < bulk n.² (or its etymon) + head n.¹; 1, 2 may however be < bulk n.¹ in some sense. 1. a. One of the upright partitions serving to form the cabins in a ship or to divide the hold into distinct watertight compartments, for safety in case of collision or other damage. collision bulkhead n. the foremost bulkhead in a vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > bulkhead or partition bulkhead1496 cobridge-head1622 cubbridge head1622 beak-head-bulkhead1850 1496 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 167 Amendyng of the Bulke hede for Couching of Bere. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 11 A quarter decke, the bulke, the bulkes head. 1691 W. Petty Treat. Naval Philos. in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 120 The Hull..shall be subdivided by other Decks and Bulk-heads. 1805 Ld. Nelson in Disp. & Lett. (1846) VI. 354 Ever since we have been prepared for Battle: not a Bulk-head up in the Fleet. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 8/2 She had a collision bulkhead and a bulkhead fore and aft. b. transferred. ΚΠ 1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish iv. 157 The curious pillars and bulkheads which enter into the composition of the Endophragmal system. c. A similar partition in an airship, an aeroplane, or a train. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] > partition in bulkhead1921 1921 Discovery 2 97/1 The fuselage [sc. of the airship]..consists of riveted sheet duralumin, kept rigid by a series of internal duralumin girder bulkheads. 1935 C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 306/2 The main precaution against fire is the inclusion of a fireproof bulkhead between the engine compartment and the rest of the aeroplane. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway iii. 80 You must..sit down on the floor facing to the tail, with your back against the forward bulkhead. 1952 Railway Age 24 Nov. 10 (advt.) Bulkheads and partitions in this luxury car are 73% lighter than standard steel construction. d. In a motor car: the partition dividing the engine from the body. Cf. scuttle n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > frame or chassis > partition dividing engine from the body bulkhead1958 1958 F. J. Camm Pract. Motorist's Encycl. (ed. 9) 473/2 Holes are drilled in the metal bulkhead or scuttle, and the holder fixed. 1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 138/2 The mounting bracket for the accelerator linkage came adrift from the bulkhead. 2. Mining. (See quot. 1881.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > partition in mine stopping1708 buntons1839 bulkhead1881 dam1881 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 113 Bulkhead, 1. A tight partition or stopping in a mine for protection against water, fire, gas. 2. The end of a flume, whence water is carried in iron pipes to hydraulic workings. 3. The roof of a bulk or projecting stall; also the stall itself. Cf. bulk n.² ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > parts of stall or booth bulkhead1823 society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > types of luckenbooth1456 booby-hutch1830 bulkhead1836 gutter-stall1889 concession stand1894 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 70 Resting his Hand..upon a Bulk-head of a Shop. 1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. vii. 155 Suddenly placing him on the bulk-head, that is to say, the flat wooden roof of the cutler's projecting booth. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 A small bulk-head beneath the taproom window, in size and shape not unlike a sedan-chair, being underlet to a mender of shoes. a1862 H. D. Thoreau Cape Cod (1865) v. 73 An old woman came out and fastened the door of her bulkhead. Derivatives ˈbulkˌheaded adj. furnished with bulkheads; partitioned off by bulkheads. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > furnished with bulkheads bulkheaded1814 1814 Ann. Reg. 79/2 The vessel was bulk-headed up fore and aft. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. 311 A single apartment was bulkheaded off amidships as a dormitory. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 2/1 The armed and bulkheaded merchant steamer giving a good account of the French man-of-war..is an enticing picture, and has been much petted and cackled about in some quarters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1496
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