English

Noun
caisson
wikipedia|caisson (engineering)

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. nautical 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); a large box to hold ammunition
5. in architecture, a variant of coffer

Related terms
caisson disease

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /k�.s��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kE.sO~/

Noun
caisson m

1. box

See also
boîte f

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