coffer-dam

coffer-dam
A type of water-tight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.

He stood full six feet in height, with noble shoulders, and a chest like a coffer-dam.


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  • Coffer dam — Coffer Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coffer dam — laikinoji užtūra statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Laikina vandenį sulaikanti konstrukcija, kuria sudaroma sausa erdvė, kurioje būtų galima atlikti statybos darbus žemiau vandens lygio. atitikmenys: angl. coffer dam; drain… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • coffer-dam — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coffer — Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coffer fish — Coffer Cof fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In ivory coffers I have stuffed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coffer — n. 1 a box, esp. a large strongbox for valuables. 2 (in pl.) a treasury or store of funds. 3 a sunken panel in a ceiling etc. Phrases and idioms: coffer dam a watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit work below the waterline on building bridges… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Hoover Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Hoover Dam caption= Hoover Dam from the air official name= Hoover Dam crosses= Colorado River reservoir= Lake Mead locale=Nevada Arizona USA maint= U.S. Bureau of Reclamation length= 1244 ft (379 m) height= 726.4 ft (221 m)… …   Wikipedia

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  • HMS Inflexible (1876) — HMS Inflexible was a Victorian ironclad battleship carrying her main armament in centrally placed turrets. The ship was constructed in the 1870s for the Royal Navy to oppose the perceived growing threat from the Italian Regia Marina in the… …   Wikipedia

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