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Visitors can also explore The Blue Grotto, an underwater viewing area showcasing marine life thriving within the caissons.
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New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Builders constructed the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge using caissons.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
The project expands Monaco’s coastline using underwater caissons (large concrete boxes) which not only provide land space but also serve as marine habitats to support biodiversity.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Announced in 2013, the extensive land reclamation project saw concrete chambers, or caissons, built in the sea before being drained of water and filled with 750,000 metric tons of sand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Builders constructed the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge using caissons.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
The project expands Monaco’s coastline using underwater caissons (large concrete boxes) which not only provide land space but also serve as marine habitats to support biodiversity.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Announced in 2013, the extensive land reclamation project saw concrete chambers, or caissons, built in the sea before being drained of water and filled with 750,000 metric tons of sand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
Noun
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Spaces that formerly constituted the theater foyer and underground vault rooms were transformed into an expansive showroom spanning over three floors out of the total seven.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sullivan graduates with school records in all-around and uneven bars, while Phillip holds the records on floor and vault.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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But faithful members like Ivar and Sam can’t seem to let the coffin thing go.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
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When our gang hits the roundtable, Ciara wastes no time kicking things off by pushing back on the coffin theory.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the battery compartment will also accommodate a dedicated rechargeable pack, which ModRetro hasn’t released yet.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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With that, Mickey is handcuffed, and the situation only escalates when the officer pops open the compartment to find con man Sam Scales (Christopher Thornton) shot dead inside.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2024
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Free hot meals for staff at Old Trafford are coming to an end, and are to be replaced by fruit bowls, with the canteen set to close.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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There are handprints along the main corridor leading to the canteen in the central hub of the hospice, giving it a bright and welcoming feel.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
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Roughly the size of hatboxes, these access points would be unlike ordinary cellular base stations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Mar. 2014
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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.—
Sloane Crosley,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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Still, there were vacant or largely vacant flagship properties — the Gothic jewel box at 281 Park Avenue that Fotografiska, its sole tenant, left eight years before the end of its lease.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
19 Dec. 2024
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The club has two spaces: a members’ lounge with a state-of-the-art locker room and the private jewel box bar Falcon Room.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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