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A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.

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  1. n. A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
  2. n. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
  3. n. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
  4. 1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck. 2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front. Bulked line, a line beyond which a wharf must not project; -- usually, the harbor line.
  5. A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the samedeck.
  6. n:100 n. a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments