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COFFERDAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cofferdam mean? 

COFFERDAM (noun)
  The noun COFFERDAM has 1 sense:

1. large watertight chamber used for construction under waterplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


COFFERDAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large watertight chamber used for construction under water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caisson; cofferdam; pneumatic caisson

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

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)


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