English-Thai Dictionary

caisson

N กล่อง ที่ บรรจุ อากาศ เพื่อให้ คน สามารถ ลง ไป ทำงาน ใต้ น้ำ ได้  เช่น  ใน การ สร้าง สะพาน  coffer cofferdam klong-ti-ban-ju-ar-kad-phuea-hai-kon-sa-mad-long-pai-tham-ngan-tai-nam-dai-chen-nai-kan-sang-sa-pan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAISSON, CAISSOON

n. 1. A wooden chest into which several bombs are put, and sometimes gunpowder, to be laid in the way of an enemy, or under some work of which the enemy intend to possess themselves, and to be fired when they get possession.
2. A wooden frame or chest used in laying the foundation of the pier of a bridge.
3. An ammunition chest, or waggon.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAISSON

Cais "son, n. Etym: [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st Case. ]

 

1. (Mil. ) (a ) A chest to hold ammunition. (b ) 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. Farrow. (c ) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his appoach.

 

2. (a ) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level. (b ) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins. (c ) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it.

 

3. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits. Pneumatic caisson (Engin. ), a caisson, closed at the top but open at the bottom, and resting upon the ground under water. The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps the water out. Men and materials are admitted to the interior through an air lock. See Lock.

 

CAISSON DISEASE

CAISSON DISEASE Cais "son dis *ease ". (Med. )

 

Defn: A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms. It is variously explained, most probably as due to congestion of internal organs with subsequent stasis of the blood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

caisson

cais son |ˈkāˌsän, ˈkāsən ˈkeɪsɑn | ▶noun 1 a large watertight chamber, open at the bottom from which the water is kept out by air pressure and in which construction work may be carried out under water. • a floating vessel or watertight structure used as a gate across the entrance of a dry dock or basin. 2 historical a chest or wagon for holding or conveying ammunition. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘large chest, ’ from Italian cassone, the spelling having been altered in French by association with caisse ‘case. ’

 

caisson disease

cais son dis ease ▶noun another term for decompression sickness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

caisson

caisson |ˈkeɪs (ə )n, kəˈsuːn | ▶noun 1 a large watertight chamber, open at the bottom, from which the water is kept out by air pressure and in which construction work may be carried out under water. • a floating vessel or watertight structure used as a gate across the entrance of a dry dock or basin. 2 historical a chest or wagon for holding or conveying ammunition. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘large chest ’, from Italian cassone, the spelling having been altered in French by association with caisse ‘case ’.

 

caisson disease

cais |son dis |ease ▶noun another term for decompression sickness.

 

Duden Dictionary

Caisson

Cais son Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der |kɛˈsõː |französisch caisson < italienisch cassone, zu lateinisch capsa = Kasten Senkkasten für Bauarbeiten unter Wasser

 

Caissonkrankheit

Cais son krank heit Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die ohne Plural Krankheit, die nach Arbeiten unter erhöhtem Luftdruck (z. B. in Senkkästen ) auftritt

 

French Dictionary

caisson

caisson n. m. nom masculin 1 Compartiment étanche rempli d ’air et servant aux travaux sous-marins. 2 architecture Section creuse ornée de moulures qui fait partie d ’un plafond.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

caisson

cais son /kéɪsɑːn |kéɪs (ə )n /名詞 C 1 〘土木 〙潜函 （せんかん ）, ケーソン 〘水中工事用 〙.2 (沈没船を浮揚させる )浮き箱 ; (ドックの )浮き扉 .3 〘史 〙弾薬箱 [車 ].～́ dis è ase 〘医 〙潜函病, ケーソン病 .