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Significados de pneumatic caisson en inglés

Large watertight chamber used for construction under water.

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        Examples for "caisson"
        Examples for "caisson"
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        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...
        1
        The whole was built in a cofferdam, quite dry, and the opening was a holiday.
        Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 / Volume 17, New Series, M...
        2
        And the night shift began to repair the cofferdam for old Jezebel had dropped suddenly back into her old trail.
        Still Jim
        3
        A great cofferdam built near the Elephant's base diverted the river into a concrete flume that ran along the foot of one of the mountains.
        Still Jim
        4
        A cofferdam, an oil rig-like construction dubbed "Son of Riverdance", was erected to give engineers access to the site without being affected by the tides.
        The Guardian
        5
        Blocks, Piles, and Cofferdam, had not made a bad thing of the bridge.
        The Three Clerks
        Uso de pneumatic caisson en inglés
        1
        The shafts were sunk as pneumatic caissons to a depth of 78 ft. below mean high water.
        Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LX...