caisson

noun

cais·son ˈkā-ˌsän How to pronounce caisson (audio)

-sᵊn,

British also kə-ˈsün

: a chest to hold ammunition

: a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber

also : a limber with its attached caisson

: a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation

: a hollow floating box or a boat used as a floodgate for a dock or basin

: coffer sense 3

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The caisson would normally have a casket on it, draped in an American flag.

Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022 Pershing, wearing a dark mourning band on one sleeve, and Harding, wearing a top hat, walked side by side behind the caisson.

Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2021 The elaborate sendoff included a caisson ride for the cremated remains of Cole, who was Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the daring bombing mission over Japan that boosted American morale after five months of spectacular defeats across the Pacific.

Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2021 Recently, crews completed drilling 3-foot caissons into the bedrock and installing Geofoam behind the new retaining wall.

Jennifer Rios, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019 Two years ago on our visit, a detachment from the Old Guard–the ceremonial troops who work at Arlington–was lined up in formation behind a riderless horse and caisson.

Elliot Ackerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2019 His coffin was loaded on a caisson, a riderless horse trailing behind, just like that day with my daughter.

Elliot Ackerman, Time, 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, 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, 19 Nov. 2018 See More

单词	caissons
释义	caisson noun cais·son ˈkā-ˌsän -sᵊn, British also kə-ˈsün 1 a : 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 2 a : 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 Illustration of caisson caisson 1b Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The caisson would normally have a casket on it, draped in an American flag. Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022 Pershing, wearing a dark mourning band on one sleeve, and Harding, wearing a top hat, walked side by side behind the caisson. Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2021 The elaborate sendoff included a caisson ride for the cremated remains of Cole, who was Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the daring bombing mission over Japan that boosted American morale after five months of spectacular defeats across the Pacific. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2021 Recently, crews completed drilling 3-foot caissons into the bedrock and installing Geofoam behind the new retaining wall. Jennifer Rios, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019 Two years ago on our visit, a detachment from the Old Guard–the ceremonial troops who work at Arlington–was lined up in formation behind a riderless horse and caisson. Elliot Ackerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2019 His coffin was loaded on a caisson, a riderless horse trailing behind, just like that day with my daughter. Elliot Ackerman, Time, 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, 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, 19 Nov. 2018 See More Word History Etymology French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan, from caissa chest, from Latin capsa — more at case First Known Use circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing caisson caisson disease caisson disease caissons noun plural of caisson as in vaults Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance vaults coffins compartments bandboxes hatboxes canteens snuffboxes hope chests crates jewel boxes strongboxes safes minaudières footlockers trunks caskets tinderboxes coffers cartons chests lockboxes boxes caddies bins lockers safe-deposit boxes sea chests cases
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caisson

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