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COFFERDAM

Dictionary entry overview: What does cofferdam mean?

• COFFERDAM (noun)
The noun COFFERDAM has 1 sense:

1. large watertight chamber used for construction under water

Familiarity information: COFFERDAM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• COFFERDAM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Large watertight chamber used for construction under water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cofferdam; pneumatic caisson; caisson

Hypernyms ("cofferdam" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

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