Ship vs. Bulkhead

Ship vs. Bulkhead — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ship and Bulkhead

Shipnoun

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Bulkheadnoun

(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.

Shipnoun

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Bulkheadnoun

A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.

Shipnoun

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

Bulkheadnoun

Mechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition.

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Shipnoun

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Bulkheadnoun

A pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure.

Shipnoun

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Bulkheadnoun

A retaining wall along a waterfront.

Shipnoun

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.

Bulkheadnoun

a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

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Shipverb

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Shipverb

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

to ship freight by railroad

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.

Our next issue ships early next year.The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

to ship seamenI shipped on a man-of-war.

Shipverb

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Shipverb

To put in its place.

to ship the tiller or rudder

Shipverb

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.

Shipverb

(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).

Can you ship me the ketchup?

Shipverb

To go all in.

Shipverb

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.

Shipverb

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

Shipverb

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.

Shipnoun

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Shipverb

transport commercially

Shipverb

hire for work on a ship

Shipverb

go on board

Shipverb

travel by ship

Shipverb

place on board a ship;

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel