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2. A pile of stones heaped up as a
landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving
traces of an exploring party, etc. C. Kingsley.
Kane.

Cairn*gorm"stone` (?). [Gael. carn a cairn +
gorm azure.] (Min.) A yellow or smoky brown
variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found esp, in
the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland.

Cais"son (?), n. [F., fr.
caisse, case, chest. See 1st Case.]
1. (Mil.) (a) A chest
to hold ammunition. (b) A four-wheeled
carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a
body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson
to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one
on the limber. Farrow. (c) A
chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of
an enemy and exploded on his approach.

2. (a) A water-tight box,
of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building
foundations or structures below the water level.
(b) A hollow floating box, usually of iron,
which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.


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