cofferdam
cofferdam is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- apart
- aside
- banish
- bar
- bating
- blackball
- disjoin
- eliminate
- elimination
- except
- exception
- exclude
- exclusion
- exclusive
- exile
- expulsion
- from
- garble
- inadmissible
- included
- lay
- leave
- neglect
- nonadmission
- not
- off
- omission
- omit
- out
- over
- overboard
- pass
- preclusion
- prohibition
- put
- reject
- rejection
- relegate
- repudiate
- repudiation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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