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bulkhead line

bulkhead line noun: an officially set line along a shoreline, usually outside of the dry land, to demark a territory allowable to be treated as dry land, to separate the jurisdictions of dry land and water authorities, for construction and riparian activities, to establish limits to the allowable obstructions to navigation, etc.

Noun

bulkhead line (plural bulkhead lines)

  1. An officially set line along a shoreline, usually outside of the dry land, to demark a territory allowable to be treated as dry land, to separate the jurisdictions of dry land and water authorities, for construction and riparian activities, to establish limits to the allowable obstructions to navigation, etc.
  2. (US) A line in a navigable waterway established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, beyond which solid fill is not permitted.

Forms of bulkhead line

pluralbulkhead lines

Questions about bulkhead line

What does bulkhead line mean?
Bulkhead line means an officially set line along a shoreline, usually outside of the dry land, to demark a territory allowable to be treated as dry land, to separate the jurisdictions of dry land and water authorities, for construction and riparian activities, to establish limits to the allowable obstructions to navigation, etc.
What part of speech is bulkhead line?
Bulkhead line is a noun.
What is the plural of bulkhead line?
The plural of bulkhead line is bulkhead lines.

Words near bulkhead line in the dictionary

  1. bulken
  2. bulkened
  3. bulker
  4. bulkers
  5. bulkhead
  6. bulkhead line
  7. bulkhead lines
  8. bulkheaded
  9. bulkheading
  10. bulkheads
  11. bulkie

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