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In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 The caissons stopped rolling in 2023, and the remaining horses retired to Florida.—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025 The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caisson
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Etymology
French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan, from caissa chest, from Latin capsa — more at case
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