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COFFERDAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cofferdam mean?
• COFFERDAM (noun)
The noun COFFERDAM has 1 sense:
1. large watertight chamber used for construction under water
Familiarity information: COFFERDAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large watertight chamber used for construction under water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
caisson; cofferdam; pneumatic caisson
Hypernyms ("cofferdam" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
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