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<p>A <b>bulkhead</b> is an upright wall within the <a href="page.php?w=hull_%28watercraft%29">hull</a> of a ship, the <a href="page.php?w=fuselage">fuselage</a> of an <a href="page.php?w=airplane">airplane</a>, or the body of a car.  Other kinds of partition elements within a ship are <a href="page.php?w=deck_%28ship%29">decks</a> and <a href="page.php?w=deckhead">deckhead</a>s.</p>

<p><big> Etymology </big></p>
<p>The word bulki meant "cargo" in <a href="page.php?w=Old_Norse">Old Norse</a>.  During the 15th century sailors and builders in Europe realized</p><p>
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