Bulkhead (barrier)
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A bulkhead is a retaining wall, such as a bulkhead within a ship or a watershed retaining wall. It may also be used in mines, to contain flooding.
Certain bulkheads, e.g., at the Hudson River are of historical and architectural value.
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