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Caissons

An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.

📖 Definitions of "Caissons"

noun

1
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
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
A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).

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