English Dictionary

cofferdam

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

水中の区域を囲い、一時的に水を排除して作業空間を作るための防水構造物（仮囲い）

The engineers sealed the cofferdam and began pumping out the water so they could repair the bridge foundation.

技術者たちは仮設の止水囲いを閉じて水を抜き、橋の基礎を修理し始めた。

意味（1）

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.

Downstream there was a small wooden cofferdam and when he woke there were naked children splashing in the pool there and he rose and wrapped his jacket about his waist and walked out along the bank where he could sit and watch them.

意味（2）

(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.

cofferdams （ plural ）