caisson
IPA: kˈeɪsʌn
noun
- (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.
- (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.
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Examples of "caisson" in Sentences
- It is the oldest caisson lighthouse in Virginia.
- The arch rests on submerged caisson foundations.
- The caisson was also even struck by a ship in 1986.
- Inventor of the caisson structure with corrugated wings.
- Clearly the caisson decends to the bottom of the cistern.
- In that year the existing caisson light was first illuminated.
- A caisson locking gate is closed to hold the platform in place.
- As a caisson descended, the chain coiled up at the bottom of the lift.
- The horse follows the caisson carrying the casket in a funeral procession.
- At the time of its construction, it was the world's tallest caisson lighthouse.
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