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caisson
[ key-suhn, -son ]
noun
- a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- a boatlike structure used as a gate for a dock or the like.
- Nautical.
- a watertight structure built against a damaged area of a hull to render the hull watertight; cofferdam.
- a two-wheeled wagon, used for carrying artillery ammunition.
- an ammunition chest.
- a wooden chest containing bombs or explosives, used formerly as a mine.
- Architecture. coffer ( def 4 ).
caisson
/ ˈkeɪsən; kəˈsuːn /
noun
- a watertight chamber open at the bottom and containing air under pressure, used to carry out construction work under water
- a similar unpressurized chamber
- a watertight float filled with air, used to raise sunken ships See also camel
- a watertight structure placed across the entrance of a basin, dry dock, etc, to exclude water from it
- a box containing explosives, formerly used as a mine
- an ammunition chest
- a two-wheeled vehicle containing an ammunition chest
- another name for coffer
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- caissoned adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caisson1
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Example Sentences
The burial ground was empty except for the occasional horse-drawn caisson being pulled through its quiet lanes.
The largest dock is divisible by a central caisson so that four ships can be docked at one time.
The first shot did no execution, but the next struck a caisson and exploded its contents.
Commanders of batteries will see that their limber and caisson-boxes are filled to their utmost capacity.
The reserve men cut the gear of the dead horse, dragged his body aside, and replaced him with one of the six from the caisson.
The horses became entangled among the ropes, and stumbled over the gun and caisson, throwing their riders to the earth.
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