caisson
/key-suhn, -son/US // ˈkeɪ sən, -sɒn //UK // (kəˈsuːn, ˈkeɪsən) //
沉箱
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n.名词 noun
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- : 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.
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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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