caisson

Senso (Inglese)

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. 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).
5. A large box to hold ammunition.
6. A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.
7. A coffer.

Concetti

cassone

cassettone

tura

sinonimi

cofferdam

ammunition chest

pneumatic caisson

lacuna

coffer

float case

pontoon

dock gate

camel

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Traduzioni

Senkkasten

caisson

📦

batardeau

Caisson

cajón de municiones

υδατοστεγής θάλαμος

caisson

caixotão

arcón de armas

arcón de municiones

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkeɪ.sən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from French caisson. Doublet of cassone and cajón.