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What is a cofferdam?

What is a cofferdam? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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.
  2. (nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
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A pump should be placed upstream of this cofferdam to pump streamflow around the work area and back into the stream.
Excess materials left over from stream bank rehabilitation and cofferdam materials, etc. should be disposed of at an approved dump site.
The role of the cofferdam is to dewater the future dam site by redirecting the river water into the diversion tunnel.
The whole was built in a cofferdam, quite dry, and the opening was a holiday.
First, a cofferdam will close off the right branch, while the river flows through the main and left branches, which will be left open.
The gate, of the flap variety already mentioned, was floated and stepped into place by divers after the removal of the cofferdam.

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