What does caisson in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word caisson in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caisson in French.

The word caisson in French means crate, chamber, coffer, wing box, wing spar box, hyperbaric chamber, blow your brains out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caisson

crate

nom masculin (grosse caisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Simon a rangé tous ses vieux disques dans un caisson. J'ai demandé à un technicien de venir réparer le caisson de mon bureau qui ne ferme plus à clé.
I've asked a technician to come and repair the drawer unit of my desk, which no longer locks.

chamber

nom masculin (sas fermé et résistant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les plongeurs décompressent parfois dans un caisson hyperbare.
Divers sometimes decompress in a hyperbaric chamber.

coffer

nom masculin (panneau ornemental)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les plinthes des murs étaient hautes et décorées de caissons.
The skirting boards were high and decorated with coffers.

wing box, wing spar box

nom masculin (partie basse de fuselage) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hyperbaric chamber

nom masculin (plongée : sas de décompression) (for divers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blow your brains out

(familier (se suicider) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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