caisson gate
1Caisson lock — A caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is enclosed in a sealed box and raised or lowered between two water levels.HistoryIt was first demonstrated at Oakengates on the now lost Shropshire Canal in 1792, where its inventor,… …
2caisson — caissoned, adj. /kay seuhn, son/, n. 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… …
3caisson — noun [ˈkeɪsɑn/|[ˈkeɪsn̩,ˈkeɪsn̩/|[kəˈsuːn/ a) An enclosure, from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc. b) The gate across the entra …
4caisson — [ keɪs(ə)n, kə su:n] noun 1》 a large watertight chamber in which underwater construction work may be carried out. 2》 a vessel or watertight structure used as a gate across the entrance of a dry dock or basin. Origin C17: from Fr., lit. large… …
5caisson — /ˈkeɪsən / (say kaysuhn) noun 1. a structure in which labourers can work on river beds, etc., consisting essentially of an airtight box or chamber with an open bottom, the water being kept out by the high air pressure maintained within. 2. a boat …
6harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
7ЗАТВОР ПЛАВУЧИЙ — гидротехнический затвор в виде полых стальных или железобетонных конструкций, доставляемых на плаву к месту установки и погружаемых на порог отверстия гидротехнического сооружения путём заполнения отсеков водой (Болгарский язык; Български) плаващ …
8затвор плавучий — Гидротехнический затвор в виде полых стальных или железобетонных конструкций, доставляемых на плаву к месту установки и погружаемых на порог отверстия гидротехнического сооружения путём заполнения отсеков водой [Терминологический словарь по… …
9Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …
10Liste de ponts du Japon — Cet article a pour vocation de présenter une liste de ponts remarquables du Japon, tant par leurs caractéristiques dimensionnelles, que par leur intérêt architectural ou historique. Les ponts en arc de la gorge Takachiho La catégorie lien donne… …
