noun🔗ShareCloison étancheA vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached."The ship's bulkhead kept the water from flooding the entire lower deck after a collision. "La cloison étanche du navire a empêché l'eau d'inonder tout le pont inférieur après une collision.nauticalpartbuildingtechnicalstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCloisonA similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft."The astronauts sealed the bulkhead separating the living quarters from the science lab on the spacecraft. "Les astronautes ont scellé la cloison séparant les quartiers d'habitation du laboratoire scientifique sur le vaisseau spatial.nauticalspacevehicleparttechnicalarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCloison étanche, traversée de cloisonMechanically, a partition or panel through which connectors pass, or a connector designed to pass through a partition."The electrician installed a bulkhead in the wall to connect the computer network cables from one room to another. "L'électricien a installé une traversée de cloison dans le mur pour connecter les câbles du réseau informatique d'une pièce à l'autre.technicalelectronicsmachinepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCloison étancheA pressure-resistant sealed barrier to any fluid in a large structure."The ship's bulkhead prevented water from flooding the entire lower deck after a small breach in the hull. "La cloison étanche du navire a empêché l'eau d'inonder tout le pont inférieur après une petite brèche dans la coque.nauticaltechnicalstructurebuildingarchitecturemachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMur de soutènement, paroiA retaining wall along a waterfront."The children played near the water, careful not to go past the bulkhead that protected the park from the bay. "Les enfants jouaient près de l'eau, en faisant attention de ne pas dépasser le mur de soutènement qui protégeait le parc de la baie.architecturenauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
