Cofferdam

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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What Wikipedia says

A cofferdam is an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out or drained. This pumping creates a dry working environment so that the work can be carried out safely.

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Image: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.