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monument Word or Phrase:PHOENIX CAISSON *  
Definition:A floatable concrete vessel, numbers of which made up the main breakwater of the Mulberry Harbours used to secure beachheads during the allied invasion of Europe in June 1944.
monument Word or Phrase:CAISSON *  
Definition:Floatable vessel used as a floodgate in docks.

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