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noun
1.
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
2.
a boatlike structure used as a gate for a dock or the like.
3.
4.
a two-wheeled wagon, used for carrying artillery ammunition.
5.
EXPANDan ammunition chest.
Origin:
1695–1705; < French, Middle French < Old Provençal, equivalent to caissa box (see case2) + -on augmentative suffix
1695–1705; < French, Middle French < Old Provençal, equivalent to caissa box (see case2) + -on augmentative suffix
Related forms
cais·soned, adjective
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