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caissons
noun
(cais-son)
a chest to hold ammunition
caissons
noun
(cais-son)
a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber; also : a limber with its attached caisson
caissons
noun
(cais-son)
a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation
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cofferdam
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coffer
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lacuna
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ammunition chest
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pneumatic caisson
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tanks
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boxes
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cribs
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chambers
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pilings
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revetments
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footings
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crossbeams
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gabions
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falsework
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roadbed
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piers
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bulkheads
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davits
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dowels
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foremast
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subbase
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postholes
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steelwork
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grouting
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capstan
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breeches buoy
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mainmast
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windlass
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sluiceway
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scaffoldings
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rockwork
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sponsons
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crosspieces
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girders
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waterline
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pontoons
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spandrels
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earthwork
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headrace
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breakwaters
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grapnel
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firebrick
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hawsers
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reinforced concrete
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understructure
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graving dock
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catafalque
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transite
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laths
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guideway
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superstructure
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arches
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excavation
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coquina
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hulls
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formwork
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pilasters
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crenellations
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parapets
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bullnose
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gun emplacement
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manway
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gunite
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substructure
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gabion
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trench
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riprap
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millrace
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halyards
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trestles
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sheave
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berms
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soakaway
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hardstand
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winch
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quarterdeck
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bateaux
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corbel
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cantilevering
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cartouches
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fortifications
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stiffeners
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piton
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baluster
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trusses
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seawall
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subgrade
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truss bridge
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tenons
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spile
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trencher
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slit trench
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weldment
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culvert
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concretion
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caissons
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