How to pronounce caisson
American English pronunciation
KAY-son
- IPA
- /ˈkeɪsɑn/
- Syllables
- KAY · son (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What caisson means
A watertight chamber that lets people work underwater
In a sentence: Workers climbed down into the caisson to build the base of the new bridge.
Where it comes from: It came from French, and it is related to an Italian word for a large chest and a Spanish word for a box.
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