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A caisson (US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n /) is a two-wheeled cart designed to carry artillery ammunition; [3] the British term is "ammunition wagon". Caissons are also used to bear the casket of the deceased in some state and military funerals in certain Western cultures, including the United States. [2]: 32
Caisson (French for "box") may refer to: Caisson (engineering), a sealed underwater structure; Caisson (vehicle), a two-wheeled cart for carrying ammunition, also used in certain state and military funerals; Caisson (Asian architecture), a spider web ceiling; Caisson (lock gate), a gate for a dock or lock, constructed as a floating caisson
Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.
The print version consists of 574 pages of terms and 140 pages of acronyms. It sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States in both US joint and allied joint operations, as well as to encompass the Department of Defense (DOD) as a whole. These military and ...
The caisson detachment at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, assumed duty to escort funerals in 1948. It followed the tradition of using a caisson, three, two-horse teams along ...
A Dictionary of Military Architecture: Fortification and Fieldworks from the Iron Age to the Eighteenth Century by Stephen Francis Wyley, drawings by Steven Lowe; Victorian Forts glossary Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. A more comprehensive version has been published as A Handbook of Military Terms by David Moore at the same site
A military funeral may feature guards of honor, the firing of volley shots as a salute, drumming and other military elements, with a flag draping over the coffin. In the United States, the United States Army Military District of Washington (MDW) is responsible for providing military funerals. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the ...
Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...