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• box caisson — noun : a heavy timber watertight box open at the top, floated over a position prepared by dredging, and sunk by building a masonry pier within it …   Useful english dictionary

• Caisson (engineering) — In geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining, watertight structure used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, or for the repair of ships. These are constructed such that the… …   Wikipedia

• caisson — caissoned, adj. /kay seuhn, son/, n. 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. 2. a boatlike structure used as a gate for a… …   Universalium

• Caisson — Cais son, n. [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st {Case}.] 1. (Mil.) (a) A chest to hold ammunition. (b) A four wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• caisson — (n.) 1704, from Fr. caisson ammunition wagon, box, crate, from M.Fr. caisson large box (16c.), from It. cassone, augmentive form of cassa a chest, from L. capsa a box (see CASE (Cf. case) (n.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Caisson — (French for box ) may refer to:* Caisson (Asian architecture), a spider web ceiling * Caisson (engineering), a sealed underwater structure * Caisson (military), a two wheeled cart carrying ammunition * Caisson (pen name), of Edward Sperling *… …   Wikipedia

• caisson — [kā′sən, kā′sän΄] n. [Fr < It cassone < cassa, a chest < L capsa, a box, CASE2] 1. a chest for holding ammunition 2. a two wheeled wagon for transporting ammunition 3. a watertight enclosure inside which underwater construction work can… …   English World dictionary

• Box (Comics) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Box. Box est un super héros appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics, apparu pour la première fois dans Alpha Flight vol.2 #1 (août 1983). Origine Roger Bochs est un brillant ingénieur qui a les jambes amputées à …   Wikipédia en Français

• Caisson lock — A caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is enclosed in a sealed box and raised or lowered between two water levels.HistoryIt was first demonstrated at Oakengates on the now lost Shropshire Canal in 1792, where its inventor,… …   Wikipedia

• caisson — boksas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Sandari kamera tyrimams atlikti. atitikmenys: angl. box vok. Box, f rus. бокс, m pranc. boîte, f; box, m; caisson, m …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• Box (comics) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Box. Box est un personnage de fiction, super héros appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics, apparu pour la première fois dans Alpha Flight vol.2 #1 (août 1983). Biographie du personnage Roger Bochs est un… …   Wikipédia en Français