Caisson
WordNet
noun
(1) Large watertight chamber used for construction under water
(2) A chest to hold ammunition
(3) A two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
(4) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.
- The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.
- A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
- A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).
- A large box to hold ammunition.
- A variant of coffer.