What is "bulked line"

Bulkhead \Bulk"head`\, n. [See Bulk part of a building.]

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.