BULKHEAD


Meaning of BULKHEAD in English

bulk ‧ head /ˈbʌlkhed/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: bulk 'part that sticks out from a building' (15-19 centuries) (perhaps from Old Norse balkr 'partition' ) + head ]

a wall that divides the structure of a ship or aircraft into separate parts

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.