Definitions from Wiktionary (cofferdam)
▸ noun: (engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
▸ noun: (nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
▸ noun: (introduced by dentist Sanford Christie Barnum, New York, in 1864, but after his century maintained only in other languages than English) A rubber dam to keep the teeth dry when operating upon them.
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▸ noun: (engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
▸ noun: (nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
▸ noun: (introduced by dentist Sanford Christie Barnum, New York, in 1864, but after his century maintained only in other languages than English) A rubber dam to keep the teeth dry when operating upon them.
Similar:
caisson,
pneumatic caisson,
coffer,
starling,
camber,
dock,
drawbridge,
stanch,
campshed,
breakwater,
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