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caisson

/key-suhn, -son/US // ˈkeɪ sən, -sɒn //UK // (kəˈsuːn, ˈkeɪsən) //

沉箱

Related Words

case案例,案件,案子,案chamber分室,分分室chest胸部,胸口,胸前,胸腔float浮动,漂浮,漂浮物,浮动的box箱子,盒子,盒,框

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
    • : a boatlike structure used as a gate for a dock or the like.
    • : Nautical. Also called camel, pontoon. a float for raising a sunken vessel, sunk beside the vessel, made fast to it, and then pumped out to make it buoyant.a watertight structure built against a damaged area of a hull to render the hull watertight; cofferdam.
    • : a two-wheeled wagon, used for carrying artillery ammunition.
    • : an ammunition chest.
    • : a wooden chest containing bombs or explosives, used formerly as a mine.
    • : Architecture. coffer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounwagon
Synonyms
box箱子,盒子,盒,框case案例,案件,案子,案chamber分室,分分室chest胸部,胸口,胸前,胸腔float浮动,漂浮,漂浮物,浮动的

Examples

  • The burial ground was empty except for the occasional horse-drawn caisson being pulled through its quiet lanes.

  • The largest dock is divisible by a central caisson so that four ships can be docked at one time.

  • The first shot did no execution, but the next struck a caisson and exploded its contents.

  • Commanders of batteries will see that their limber and caisson-boxes are filled to their utmost capacity.

  • The reserve men cut the gear of the dead horse, dragged his body aside, and replaced him with one of the six from the caisson.

  • The horses became entangled among the ropes, and stumbled over the gun and caisson, throwing their riders to the earth.

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