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PNEUMATIC CAISSON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumatic caisson mean? 

PNEUMATIC CAISSON (noun)
  The noun PNEUMATIC CAISSON has 1 sense:

1. large watertight chamber used for construction under waterplay

  Familiarity information: PNEUMATIC CAISSON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PNEUMATIC CAISSON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large watertight chamber used for construction under water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caisson; cofferdam; pneumatic caisson

Hypernyms ("pneumatic caisson" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)


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