Sentence examples for holding bulkhead from inspiring English sources

The underwater defense system was a layered system of liquid- and air-filled compartments, backed by an inclined holding bulkhead that was four inches thick at the top and tapered to a thickness of 2 inches at the bottom, and was estimated to resist a 1200 pound explosive charge.

The plan depicted a five-story structure atop the old building, made taller by bulkheads holding motors for the elevators and cooling system on the roof.

It also caps a massive bulkhead held in place by pilings sunk 25 feet into the shelf of Raritan Bay, preventing the borough from being eroded by storms, such as the giant northeaster of 1992, which pulled away the previous bulkhead.

Here is what visitors are likely to find at some major parks and recreation areas: HUDSON RIVER PARK The entire five-mile park was flooded, from the Battery to 59th Street, but the piers and bulkheads held up well, said Madelyn Wils, president of Hudson River Park Trust.

The hit caused some minor flooding and minimal damage, but her watertight bulkheads held.

He saw that traditional wooden bulkheads worked well at holding back waves but made beach erosion worse.

To have bulkheads forwards and backwards… To think less about worries for the future and self-reproach about the past.

Nowadays, these trips entail jockeying for coveted bulkhead seats on the flight, holding a baby on my lap while eating, and waiting for my tray to be cleared before it gets dumped on my lap or on the floor, only for me to later step on a soggy chicken nugget.

Despite the serious damage to its bow, Vestas watertight bulkheads had held firm, enabling the ship to proceed slowly to St John's with almost her complete complement on board.

Frederick Stonehouse also held that the lack of watertight bulkheads caused the Fitzgerald to sink.

The bulkhead between boot and passenger space, held in place by more magnets, folds down out of the way if needed.