caissons

Meaning of caissons

noun
  1. An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
  2. The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
  3. A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
  4. A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
  5. A large box to hold ammunition.
  6. A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.
  7. A coffer.

Information about caissons

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of caissons is: caisson.
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Hyphenation of caissons

cais-sons

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • caissons is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of caissons

cassinos

Words that rhyme with caissons

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