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词汇 cofferdam
释义 cofferdam
noun[ C ]
 engineering specializeduk /ˈkɒf.ə.dæm/ us /ˈkɑː.fɚ.dæm/
a large box filled with air that allows people to work underwater, for example while building bridges(用于水下工作的)潜水箱,沉箱
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

General and miscellaneous containers
Ball jar
bin
bindle
biscuit tin
caddy
geocache
gift box
gunnysack
hamper
handbasket
pallet
piggy bank
planter
punnet
receptacle
safe deposit box
workbasket
workbox
wormery
wrap

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Bridges
Examples from literature

A cofferdam with double sides, composed of charred stakes fastened together with ties, should be constructed in the appointed place, and clay in wicker baskets made of swamp rushes should be packed in among the props. 
The whole was built in a cofferdam, quite dry, and the opening was a holiday. 

Examples of cofferdam


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The city built a cofferdam to allow the lake to be refilled while the northernmost bladder was replaced at a later date.
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A cofferdam was constructed and extensive excavation and investigation of the riverbed occurred before the second abutment on the northwestern side could be sited.
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Then, a 200 ft cofferdam was constructed to enable the removal of another dam section in the same way.
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The cofferdam enabled the water inside the dam to be pumped out and the foundation built in the dry.
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A further 160 temporary anchor piles and ties have been installed to provide restraint for the cofferdam wall.
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A cofferdam may be a void (empty) space or a ballast space.
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The interior of the canyon has thirty rapids, five waterfalls, three beaches, two freshwater springs and a cofferdam three meters wide.
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The unit's hull is divided into two vulnerability areas by a double bulkhead and a cofferdam to improve anti-fire and anti-flooding characteristics.
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This afforded a protected pond, making a base for the cofferdam, a wharf, and worker's quarters.
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When the project is completed, the cofferdam may be demolished or removed.
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More than 75000 cuft of water was then pumped out of the cofferdam.
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While maintaining a list of 14 degrees, carpenters built a wooden cofferdam using whatever wood they could find.
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A cofferdam was constructed upstream to direct the river into the diversion tunnel; none was built downstream because the river's grade was sufficient.
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A cofferdam is a small space left open between two bulkheads, to give protection from heat, fire, or collision.
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Steel sheet piles were driven into the bed around the cofferdam.
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