Dictionary Entry
caisson
caisson is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A chest to hold ammunition. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A chest to hold ammunition.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach.
- 4noun
A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level.
- 5noun
A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.
- 6noun
A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it.
- 7noun
A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
- 8noun
large watertight chamber used for construction under water
Synonyms
- 9noun
a chest to hold ammunition
- 10noun
a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
- 11noun
an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
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