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caisson
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French caisson. Doublet of cassone.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ke?s(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): [?ke?s?n], [?ke?sn?]
Noun
caisson (plural caissons)
- (engineering) An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 213:
- Caissons were enclosed dry chambers built on river beds to facilitate the construction of bridge piers.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 213:
- The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
- (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.
- (military) A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
- (military) A large box to hold ammunition.
- (military) A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.
- (architecture) A coffer.
Derived terms
- caisson disease
Coordinate terms
- cofferdam, a similar temporary structure
Translations
Anagrams
- Caisons, assicon, casinos, cassino, cassoni
French
Etymology
From Old Occitan caisson, from caissa; synchronically analysable as caisse +? -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.s??/
Noun
caisson m (plural caissons)
- box
Derived terms
- maladie des caissons
See also
- boîte f
Further reading
- “caisson” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- casinos, casions
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cofferdam
English
Etymology
coffer +? dam
Noun
cofferdam (plural cofferdams)
- A temporary watertight structure that is pumped dry to enclose an area underwater and allow construction work on a ship, bridge, or rig to be carried out; a caisson.
- (nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
Coordinate terms
- caisson, a similar permanent structure
Translations
cofferdam From the web:
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