caisson

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A large box to hold ammunition
A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel
A variant of coffer
A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals)
The gate across the entrance to a dry dock
An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc
a chest to hold ammunition
A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it
In architecture, a sunken panel in a ceiling or vault
In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber
A two-wheeled cart, bearing two ammunition chests, drawn by a limber and its team
A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins
large watertight chamber used for construction under water
a two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals); a large box to hold ammunition
A four wheeled cart carrying two ammunition chests and a spare wheel The caisson could be attached to the limber for transport
large watertight chamber used for construction under water a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
In engineering, a type of foundation most commonly used underwater for a bridge, but sometimes used in building construction. It is a large hollow structure that is sunk down through the earth by workers excavating from inside it; ultimately it becomes a permanent part of the pier. There are three types: the open caisson, open at both top and bottom; the box caisson, closed at the bottom; and the pneumatic caisson, with an airtight chamber to accommodate submerged workers. Caisson columns, typically 2 ft (0.6 m) or more in diameter, may be used as an alternative to bearing piles. A round hole is dug or bored to a stable layer of earth and temporarily supported by a steel shell, then filled with concrete poured around a cage of reinforcing bars
Simple cylindrical steel platform
{i} watertight chamber for working underwater; ammunition cart
A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach
A structure or chamber which is usually sunk or lowered by digging from the inside Used to gain access to the bottom of a stream or other body of water
(1) A watertight structure within which construction work is carried on under water (2) A large box open at the top and one side, designed to fit against the side of a ship and used to repair damaged hulls under water (3) A floating structure used to close off the entrance to a dock or canal lock Also referred to as a Camel
Concrete box-type structure
A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level
a rectangular or cylindrical chamber for keeping water or soft ground from flowing into an excavation
A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits
An air- and watertight chamber used as a foundation and/or used to work or excavate below the water level
an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
A 10 or 12 diameter hole drilled into the earth and embedded into bedrock 3 4 feet The structural support for a type of foundation wall, porch, patio, monopost, or other structure Two or more sticks of reinforcing bars (rebar) are inserted into and run the full length of the hole and concrete is poured into the caisson hole
A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber
in architecture, a variant of coffer
caisson disease
The painful condition in which bubbles of nitrogen form in body tissues after a person makes too-rapid a transition from high atmospheric pressure to lower atmospheric pressure
caisson disease
A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc
caisson disease
Decompression sickness
caisson disease
It is variously explained, most probably as due to congestion of internal organs with subsequent stasis of the blood
caisson disease
It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms
caissons
plural of caisson
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Definition of caisson in Turkish English dictionary

cephane arabası mil. caisson
(a vehicle)
caisson
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