Caisson

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Noun

Singular Caisson

Plural {{{1}}}

Caisson ({{{1}}})

1. (engineering) An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
2. The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
3. Template:Nautical A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
4. Template:Military A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
5. Template:Military A large box to hold ammunition.
6. (architecture) A variant of coffer.

Derived terms

• caisson disease

Translations

enclosure from which water can be expelled

Bulgarian: кесон bg(bg) m.

Finnish: kasuuni fi(fi)

gate across the entrance to a dry dock

Finnish: sulkuportti fi(fi)

floating tank that can be submerged

Bulgarian: парашут bg(bg) m.

two-wheeled horse-drawn military vehicle

large box of ammunition

architecture: coffer — see coffer

Anagrams

• acinoss,
• assicon
• casinos

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɛ.sɔ̃/, SAMPA: /kE.sO~/

Noun

Caisson m. (plural Caissons)

1. box

See also

• boîte f.

Anagrams

• acinoss,
• casions