Usually means: Structural dividers within a ship.
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  1. bulkheads: Merriam-Webster
  2. bulkheads: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bulkheads: Vocabulary.com
  4. Bulkheads, bulkheads: Wordnik
  5. bulkheads: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. bulkheads: Wiktionary
  7. bulkheads: Dictionary.com
  8. bulkheads: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bulkhead)

noun:  (nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
noun:  (aerospace) A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
noun:  (mechanics) A partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
noun:  A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
noun:  A retaining wall along a waterfront.
noun:  (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine) A cellar hatchway.
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