Caisson
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Caisson may refer to:
- "Caisson", a pen-name of Edward Sperling
- Caisson, a giant water-filled tank used on a canal inclined plane / boat lift
- Caisson (Asian architecture), a decoractive sunken ceiling structure in Chinese and East Asian architecture
- Caisson (band), British rock band based in London
- Caisson (engineering), a retaining structure used in locations normally under water to keep the working environment dry
- Caisson (military), a carrier of artillery ammunition
- Caisson (vehicle), a carriage used for coffin transport in funerals
- Caisson disease, Decompression sickness
- caisson lock, a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is enclosed in a sealed box and raised or lowered between two water levels
- Caisson, a submerged sealed box (“large chest” in French)
[edit] Also see
- Homophone: "Kazon", an alien race in the fictional Star Trek universe
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