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caissons

/ˈkeɪsənz/ /ˈkeɪsɒnz/

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noun

沉箱，气压沉箱

An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.

Examples :

"Workers used caissons to build the bridge's foundations deep under the river. "

工人们使用沉箱在河底深处建造桥梁的地基。

architecture technical building nautical

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noun

船坞闸门，沉箱。

The gate across the entrance to a dry dock.

Examples :

"The shipyard workers carefully inspected the caissons to ensure a watertight seal before flooding the dry dock. "

船厂的工人们在给旱坞注水前，仔细检查了船坞闸门（沉箱），以确保水密性良好。

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noun

沉箱, 浮箱

A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.

Examples :

"Workers used caissons to raise the sunken ship from the bottom of the harbor. "

工人们使用沉箱把沉船从港口底部抬了起来。

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noun

弹药车，炮车

A two-wheeled, horse-drawn military vehicle used to carry ammunition (and a coffin at funerals).

Examples :

"During the solemn military funeral, the caissons carried the fallen soldier's coffin, pulled slowly by a team of horses. "

在庄严肃穆的军葬仪式上，弹药车（炮车）载着阵亡士兵的棺椁，由一队马匹缓缓拉动。

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noun

弹药箱，沉箱

A large box to hold ammunition.

Examples :

"During the historical reenactment of the Civil War battle, volunteers carefully loaded the caissons with blank ammunition before the demonstration began. "

在南北战争战役的历史重演中，志愿者们在演示开始前小心翼翼地将弹药箱装满了空包弹。

military weapon

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noun

沉箱，弹药箱

A chest filled with explosive materials, used like a mine.

Examples :

"During the war, enemy soldiers planted caissons under the bridge, hoping to destroy it with a massive explosion. "

战争期间，敌军在桥下埋设了装满炸药的沉箱/弹药箱，企图用猛烈的爆炸摧毁它。

military weapon

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noun

沉箱，沉箱式基础

Examples :

"The workers used caissons to create dry work spaces underwater while repairing the bridge's foundations. "

工人们使用沉箱来在水下建造干燥的工作空间，以便修复桥梁的地基。

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