caisson
Example Sentences
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For years, members of the tiny preservation society — their ages now ranging from 60s to 80s — have flown out in helicopters, landing on the caisson.
From Los Angeles Times
Carolla visited a construction site on the beach that was installing 30 caissons six stories deep into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2021, workers started drilling underground through two major railway systems—the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road—and installing caissons 100 feet into the bedrock.
Eyer’s body in a flag-draped coffin was brought from police headquarters on a horse-drawn caisson three blocks to the church where the late evangelist Billy Graham held his first crusade.
From Seattle Times
The service is also getting lighter-weight caissons and conducting more extensive training for the soldiers to ride and take care of the horses.
From Seattle Times
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