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Significats de ship caisson en anglès

Form of lock gate consisting of a large floating iron or steel box.

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        Examples for "caisson"
        Examples for "caisson"
        1
        Of course youve never ridden on a caisson tied behind a truck.
        "Same old Bill, eh Mable!"
        2
        He found Bradley lunching on a gun caisson, and delivered his orders.
        The Brigade Commander
        3
        Each gun, caisson, and forges was drawn by four teams of horses.
        Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2
        4
        Fat diamond studs glistened from where the caisson spoke wheels should be.
        Mooch
        5
        The fore carriage of the gun and that of the caisson are identical.
        With the Naval Brigade in Natal, 1899-1900: Journal of Active Se...
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        This section of the tunnel was built in a 65 x 48-foot floating caisson 24 feet deep.
        The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment