Word: caisson
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cais
son
Definition: A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
Morphemes:
Affix: caisson
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caisse
Language: fr
Decoded: caisse
PoS: Noun
Meaning: box, crate
Affix: -on
Language: fr
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming diminutives of things, including some animals.