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- noun Plural form of
cofferdam .
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Examples
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We don†™ t build cities in cofferdams next to oil platforms and there is no need to build a city (with residential areas) next to a port.
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It had only partially sunk, though, as its interior compartments, which were called cofferdams, were still filled with air.
Rogue Warrior Marcinko, Richard 1992
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
Raw Story 2010
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Agence France-Presse: 2010
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
Raw Story 2010
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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Danner said the dome would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams used in oil rig construction, but stressed this would be an original design.
Turkish Press 2010
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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The exact dimensions and design of the dome were still being worked out, but officials said it would be similar to welded steel containment structures called cofferdams that are already used in oil rig construction.
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