Associations to the word «Caisson»

CAISSON, noun. (engineering) An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.

CAISSON, noun. The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.

CAISSON, noun. (nautical) A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.

CAISSON, noun. (military) A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).

CAISSON, noun. (military) A large box to hold ammunition.

CAISSON, noun. (military) A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.

CAISSON, noun. (architecture) A coffer.

CAISSON DISEASE, noun. (pathology) (nautical) The painful condition in which bubbles of nitrogen form in body tissues after a person makes too-rapid a transition from high atmospheric pressure to lower atmospheric pressure.

CAISSON, noun. An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.

CAISSON, noun. A two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition.

CAISSON, noun. A chest to hold ammunition.

CAISSON, noun. Large watertight chamber used for construction under water.