caisson
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
In the months since, the Army has retired older horses, some as old as 20 that were still part of the group pulling the more than 2,500-pound caissons, which date back to 1918.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023
They will lie in state for two days before horse-drawn caissons carry them back to their resting places.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023
The old foundation was replaced with concrete pilings and caissons resting on bedrock.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022
He could see men moving among the caissons, men on horseback moving in the trees; here and there a pennant blew.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Vocabulary lists containing caisson
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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