Learn English free online - how to pronounce word in English - English Learning Online- www.pronounceword.com

Dictionary

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




caisson



cais·son [ ˈkā-ˌsän]



caisson   
noun
[ˈkā-ˌsän]

Definition of caisson

1a : a chest to hold ammunition
b : a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber
also : a limber with its attached caisson
2a : a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation
b : a hollow floating box or a boat used as a floodgate for a dock or basin
3 : coffer sense 3



Recent Examples on the Web


//His coffin was loaded on a caisson, a riderless horse trailing behind, just like that day with my daughter.
— Elliot Ackerman, Time, "Why Bringing Back the Draft Could Stop America’s Forever Wars," 10 Oct. 2019
//Crews have drilled a series of caissons down into bedrock and placed 6,000 blocks of geofoam, measuring slightly more than 25,000 cubic yards in volume, as a substitute for dirt.
— Jon Murray, The Denver Post, "U.S. 36 eastbound lanes will reopen next week — less than 3 months after highway collapse," 27 Sep. 2019
//As was one of the first soldiers to arrive, his job was to deploy concrete caissons that would form a temporary harbor to help soldiers rapidly load cargo onto the beach.
— Adam Beam, The Seattle Times, "100-year-old WWII veteran awarded French Legion of Honor," 19 Nov. 2018
//Construction began in June 2007 and by the following year, a circular hole 76-feet deep and 110 feet across had been dug, surrounded by caissons to support what was supposed to be the skyscraper’s concrete core.
— Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, "Exclusive: Two soaring towers planned for long-languishing Chicago Spire site along Lake Shore Drive," 11 May 2018
//Items range from medals, buttons, insignia and signet rings to 18th- and 19th-century cannons and caissons and more than 100 military flags.
— Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin's attic is moving — Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Veterans Museum move collections," 20 Apr. 2018
//Caro: So the caisson is pulled up to the front of White House.
— Bob Schieffer, CBS News, "The assassination of JFK: As it happened," 26 Oct. 2017
//Andy Herrmann, past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, says the great majority of Texas bridges aren’t vulnerable to damage from heavy rains because they’re built on piles or caissons — often hollow pipe filled with concrete.
— Sharon Cohen, The Seattle Times, "Harvey began with raging winds, but its legacy will be water," 4 Sep. 2017
//As of May, there were 2,019 oil platforms, including caissons and well protectors, in federal waters off Louisiana's coast, according to numbers McDonough presented to the commission.
— Todd Masson, NOLA.com, "Wildlife & Fisheries proposes more artificial-reef sites for defunct oil platforms," 9 June 2017


First Known Use of caisson

circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a



History and Etymology for caisson

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan, from caissa chest, from Latin capsa — more at case



Dictionary Entries near caisson

Cairns

cairn terrier

Cairo

caisson

caisson crib

caisson disease

Caithness