Definition of caisson

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Caisson (n.) A chest to hold ammunition.

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Bend :: Bend (n.) same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam..
Saucisse :: Saucisse (n.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A chest to hold ammunition.
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
Saucer :: Saucer (n.) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber..
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