coffer dam

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English - Turkish
(İnşaat) batardo
sandık baraj

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cofferdam
sugeçirmez sandık
cofferdam
batardo
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hava tüp
cofferdam
{i} koferdam
cofferdam
{i} sualtı inşaat temel sandığı
upstream coffer dam
(İnşaat) memba batardosu
English - English
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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cofferdam
A temporary watertight structure that is pumped dry to enclose an area underwater and allow construction work on a ship, bridge, or rig to be carried out; a caisson
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An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship
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Watertight enclosure secured to a structure from which water is pumped to expose normally exposed surface
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A water- tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom of a river, etc
cofferdam
large watertight chamber used for construction under water
cofferdam
A temporary structure enclosing all or part of the construction area sot that construction can proceed in the dry
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A temporary water-tight enclosure built in the water and pumped dry to expose the bottom so that construction of piers can be undertaken
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The narrow, empty space between two adjacent watertight or oiltight compartments This space is designed to isolate the two compartments from each other and/or provide additional buoyancy It prevents any liquid contents of one compartment from entering the other in the event of a bulkhead failure In oil tankers, cargo spaces are usually isolated from the rest of the ship by cofferdams fitted at both ends of the tank body
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Watertight enclosure from which water is pumped to expose the bed of a body of water in order to permit the construction of a pier or other hydraulic work. Cofferdams are made by driving metal sheetpiling (a series of thin, interlocking panels) into the bed to form a watertight fence. Roman engineers used cofferdams to found the piers of their arch bridges and aqueducts. See also caisson
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and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc
cofferdam
an open, box-like structure constructed to surround the area to be occupied and to permit draining of the enclosure so that excavation may be effected in open air In its simplest form, the dam consists of interlocking steel sheet piles
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An empty space on board of a vessel between two bulkheads or two decks separating oil tanks from each other and/or the engine room or other compartments
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a temporary dam-like structure constructed around an excavation to exclude water; see SHEET PILE COFFERDAM
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Narrow space between two bulkheads or floors that prevents leakage between adjoining compartments
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A temporary barrier, usually an earthen dike, constructed around a worksite in a reservoir or on a stream, so the worksite can be dewatered or the water level controlled so that construction can proceed in the dry
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{i} temporary dam; waterproof enclosure for construction under water; partition or empty space on a ship that serves as protective barrier between bulkheads or two levels
coffer dam

    Hyphenation

    cof·fer dam

    Turkish pronunciation

    kôfır däm

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkôfər ˈdam/ /ˈkɔːfɜr ˈdæm/

    Etymology

    [ 'ko-f&r, 'kä- ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English coffre, from Old French, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos.
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