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Significados de cofferdam em inglês

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 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...
        Uso de cofferdam em inglês
        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
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        Blocks, of the great firm of Blocks, Piles, and Cofferdam, then came forward.
        The Three Clerks
        7
        Blocks, Piles, and Cofferdam were buying up every share; either doing that openly-orelse selling on the sly.
        The Three Clerks
        8
        To this has to be added $1,134.28, the cost of excavating the cofferdams.
        Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
        9
        Where would Mr. Nogo be if he did not cultivate the friendship of such men as Blocks, Piles, and Cofferdam?
        The Three Clerks
        10
        Construction began in 1932 with the diversion of the Colorado River around the site and the building of two cofferdams to protect against flooding.
        Wired
        11
        They came muttering some wild jargon about "bulwarks," "bulkheads," "cofferdams," "safeguards," "noble charters," "shields," and "paladiums," "great and glorious birthrights," and other unintelligible gibberish.
        Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
        Cofferdam ao longo do tempo