n. underwater water-tight chamber for bridge-building, etc.; hydraulic lift for raising ship; Military, ammunition wagon. caisson disease, condition, marked by pain, paralysis or death, due to over-rapid lowering of air pressure after working in compressed air; 'the bends'.
The crescent is a symbol of Islam and the green also denotes Islam. The four stars and the four stripes of colour represent the four islands in the group (including Mayotte, which is a French dependency). Effective date: 2002.