caisson definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition chest] 4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, from Middle French ... a horse-drawn limber; also a limber with its attached caisson 2. a. a watertight chamber used in construction work ...
pneumatic caisson definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Caisson Cais"son, n. [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st ... and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body ... 3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits. Pneumatic caisson (Engin.), a caisson, closed at the top but open ...
... ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a chest especially for storing valuables Merriam Webster ... in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. 4. (Fort.) A trench dug in the bottom of a ... fire. 5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the ... 2. Money-chest, strong-box, safe. 3. ( Arch. ) Sunk panel, caisson, lacunar. Moby Thesaurus Fort Knox, bank, bundle away, bursary, cache ...
... in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. 4. (Fort.) A trench dug in the bottom of a ... fire. 5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the ...
... 1: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1736 1. a watertight ...
... in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1941 a sometimes ... after a stay in a compressed atmosphere — called also bends, caisson disease — compare aeroembolism Britannica Concise Harmful effects of rapid change ...
... horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson v 1: attach the limber; "limber a cannon" [syn: limber ... century a two-wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached II. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 ...
... steamer's paddle wheel; -- a vane. Float case (Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship. Float copper or gold (Mining ... steamer's paddle wheel; -- a vane. Float case (Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship. Float copper or gold (Mining ...
... in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. 4. (Fort.) A trench dug in the bottom of a ... fire. 5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam. Coffer dam. (Engin.) See Cofferdam, in the ...