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Bulkhead vs Ceiling - What's the difference?

bulkhead | ceiling |

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between bulkhead and ceiling

is that bulkhead is (nautical) a vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached while ceiling is (nautical) the inner planking of a vessel.

As nouns the difference between bulkhead and ceiling

is that bulkhead is (nautical) a vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached while ceiling is the surface that bounds the upper limit of a room.

As a verb ceiling is

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bulkhead

English

Noun

(en 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.
  • A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  • Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.
  • A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.
  • A retaining wall along a waterfront.

    • Derived terms

    * bulkhead line

    ceiling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The surface that bounds the upper limit of a room.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceiling ed, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].}}
  • The upper limit of an object or action.
  • (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly.
  • (mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
  • (nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.

    • Derived terms

    * bamboo ceiling * cathedral ceiling * ceilingward * dropped ceiling * flight ceiling * glass ceiling * hit the ceiling

    Antonyms

    * floor

    Verb

    (head)