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Recent Examples of caisson
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.
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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
The caisson becomes part of the finished structure.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Using a caisson is another way to provide a dry area at a site that is typically underwater.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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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
The caisson becomes part of the finished structure.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Using a caisson is another way to provide a dry area at a site that is typically underwater.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
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Her husband Robert Sims (Common) leads her and their son to the vault, but the all-knowing voice says only Camille can stay—despite Sims’ endless dedication to the silo, he is not deemed the best person to be the next head of IT.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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While pulling off the diamond heist of a lifetime, Wilson and Nick become friends by breaking into the most secure vaults in Nice, France’s World Diamond district.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the end, this deception will just be another nail in the coffin of legacy media.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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At one funeral in Ankara, the coffins of a family of five were lined up at the central Ahmet Hamdi Akseki mosque.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Inside each compartment are multiple smaller pockets that ensure all of your items remain organized and easy to find.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Police said once first responders arrived, Ater worked with a Winnebago County sheriff’s deputy to climb on top of the car and help the driver out — all the while, the engine’s compartment reignited and quickly became engulfed in flames.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Jan. 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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My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women.—
Ayla Samli,
Longreads,
14 May 2024
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Logos and signs plastered with red and gold — lucky colors in Chinese tradition — brighten the otherwise gray exteriors while aromas of Peking duck come from an on-site canteen.—
David Culver,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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The rest of the Vatican is a composite of nearly 50 locations, from a military canteen used for the Casa Santa Marta dining room to the Ospedale Santo Spirito, which became the Vatican’s courtyard, to the famous Palazzo Barberini, where Davies installed a 15-foot crucifix.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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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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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.—
Sloane Crosley,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
28 July 2023
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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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Stepping into each one feels like entering a human-sized jewel box.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
7 Nov. 2024
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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