compartment wall meaning

• [Architecture]
  

  British term for fire wall.

• compartment:    Noun: compartment& ...
• closure by compartment:    Noun: closure by c ...
• compartment ceiling:    [Architecture]A ce ...

Examples

1. technical specifications for light and thin non-transparent fire compartment walls
2. A small wooden boat may benefit from thin and cheap compartment walls.
3. The bullet went through the compartment wall hitting Jones, killing him instantly.
4. The radioactive mineral was usually handled inside sealed compartments, with gloves built into the compartment wall to give workers access from the outside.
5. However, compartment walls are flat and subject to a very strong shear force at their joints between the wall and the inner hull.