English[]
Noun[]
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Caisson ({{{1}}})
- (engineering) An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
- The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
- 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.
- Template:Military A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
- Template:Military A large box to hold ammunition.
- (architecture) A variant of coffer.
Derived terms[]
- caisson disease
Translations[]
enclosure from which water can be expelled
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gate across the entrance to a dry dock
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floating tank that can be submerged
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two-wheeled horse-drawn military vehicle
large box of ammunition
architecture: coffer — see coffer
Anagrams[]
- acinoss,
- assicon
- casinos
French[]
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Caisson m. (plural Caissons)
- box
See also[]
- boîte f.
Anagrams[]
- acinoss,
- casions
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