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Meanings of caisson in inglês

português
caixotão

An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.

        caixotão
        espanhol
        arcón de armas

        A chest to hold ammunition.

              arcón de armas
              Synonyms
              Examples for "coffer"
              Examples for "coffer"
              1
              Another carried after the secrets of their religion, closed in a coffer.
              The Golden Asse
              2
              I have my coffer and my store at each of your houses.
              Fruit-Gathering
              3
              One bright morning she took from a coffer a prism of rock-crystal.
              Masters of the Guild
              4
              Two porters, carrying a splendid coffer, containing the seal of his office.
              A Treatise on the Art of Dancing
              5
              He presently returned with a small coffer, which he handed to her.
              A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
              1
              In today's quiet lacuna, let's consider the rotten state of our democracy.
              The Guardian
              2
              There is a lacuna of about ten years in the women's ages.
              A Hundred Thousand Worlds
              3
              Histology showed nodular lacuna-like structures, in company with GAG deposition and collagen synthesis.
              Pubmed
              4
              Confocal microscopy revealed the presence of EGFP-labeled cells in the engineered cartilage lacuna.
              Pubmed
              5
              Nick's sniffy manner told me he bloody well knew what a lacuna was.
              The Lost Sisterhood

              Large watertight chamber used for construction under water.

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

                          Usage of caisson in inglês
                          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...
                          6
                          As both pieces were of the same caliber, the caisson was taken along.
                          Rebel Raider
                          7
                          In the meantime, the decay in the caisson-face was working deeper.
                          Cities in Flight
                          8
                          One of our shells blew up a caisson close to the Confederate line.
                          Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-No...
                          9
                          A caisson had exploded with a roar that rent the skies.
                          The Downfall
                          10
                          An abandoned caisson or limber was all that the troops found.
                          History of the Nineteenth Army Corps
                          11
                          When the caisson exploded, each swiftly wrote a few cabalistic symbols.
                          An Original Belle
                          12
                          They watched as if it were a caisson carrying a casket.
                          Hollow World
                          13
                          It was the sinking of the first caisson of the Bridge.
                          Cities in Flight
                          14
                          Nick Ryan endured chest pains, broken limbs, bleeding sinuses, and caisson disease-thebends.
                          The devil and sherlock holmes: tales of murder, madness, and obs...
                          15
                          Nelson, Kinloch; transferred from Albemarle Light Horse; disabled by caisson turning over on him.
                          The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson / In Which is T...
                          16
                          Carried him on a caisson with a flag over it.
                          East of eden
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                          Translations for caisson
                          português
                          caixotão
                          Caisson through the time
                          Caisson across language varieties
                          United States of America
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