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Significados de pneumatic caisson 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!"
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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
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Fat diamond studs glistened from where the caisson spoke wheels should be.
Mooch
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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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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...
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And the night shift began to repair the cofferdam for old Jezebel had dropped suddenly back into her old trail.
Still Jim
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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
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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
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Blocks, Piles, and Cofferdam, had not made a bad thing of the bridge.
The Three Clerks
Uso de pneumatic caisson em inglês
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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...