How to Use caisson in a Sentence

caisson

noun

• To this day, old docks, piers and caissons are all submerged along the shoreline.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• The caisson would normally have a casket on it, draped in an American flag.
  — Drew F. Lawrence and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
• Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
• His coffin was loaded on a caisson, a riderless horse trailing behind, just like that day with my daughter.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2019
• Atop the caisson, Callahan’s casket was draped with the American flag.
  — Ames Alexander, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2017
• Builders constructed the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge using caissons.
  — Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
• Pershing, wearing a dark mourning band on one sleeve, and Harding, wearing a top hat, walked side by side behind the caisson.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2021
• 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
• The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
• As was one of the first soldiers to arrive, his job was to deploy concrete caissons that would form a temporary harbor to help soldiers rapidly load cargo onto the beach.
  — Adam Beam, The Seattle Times, 19 Nov. 2018
• The Army hired experts for advice that ranged from finding the right horses for caisson duty to designing the curriculum for soldiers who care and ride them.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
• Meanwhile, a great deal of time and effort is spent trying to explain how caissons work and the difficulties of digging through the East River bed.
  — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
• In isolation, against a white background that is actually overcast sky, a hook or a caisson or a sheaf of rebar appears sculptural, abstract, exquisite.
  — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
• These fenders and caissons also defend the massive piers from seaborne attack by presenting a navigational challenge for sea drones attempting to reach them.
  — Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
• Construction will then begin with the installation of caissons as a foundation for the casino by early February.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
• Recently, crews completed drilling 3-foot caissons into the bedrock and installing Geofoam behind the new retaining wall.
  — Jennifer Rios, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019
• The Army is also working on obtaining a lighter caisson to put less strain on the horses and developing new saddles and other tack to better prevent horse injuries, Pepin said.
  — Tara Copp, Fortune, 10 May 2023
• Included in the sale are ADA-compliant plans for an 848-square-foot accessory dwelling unit, with caissons already in place with street access from above.
  — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
• Within three seasons, the cannon made its way onto the Blue Jackets sweater when the club created a new third jersey with the cannon as the main crest, resting on its caisson and pointing upward to the right of the sweater.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
• Two years ago on our visit, a detachment from the Old Guard–the ceremonial troops who work at Arlington–was lined up in formation behind a riderless horse and caisson.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2019
• Visitors can also explore The Blue Grotto, an underwater viewing area showcasing marine life thriving within the caissons.
  — New Atlas, 20 Dec. 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
• Wilkinson said a source of encouragement with the seawall issues is that when the city recently rebuilt parts of the Monroe Street parking garage on the park’s northern side, there were no groundwater issues in drilling caisson anchors.
  — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 27 Oct. 2022
• Hitchcock recalled a day during the summer of 2007 when the cannon, now on its caisson and a moveable platform, was tested on the event level of Nationwide Arena, just beyond the ice-resurfacer entrance.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
• The Army Military District of Washington is also considering reducing the weight of the caisson, which is about 2,800 pounds without the casket.
  — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 10 May 2023
• It would be built on concrete caissons, similar to stilts commonly seen in East Coast coastal communities, to allow seawater to wash under the home, according to the plans submitted to the Coastal Commission.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Arlington National Cemetery will soon bring back caisson horses for some military funerals after implementing a nearly two-year pause to improve the herd's health, the Army announced Tuesday.
  — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
• Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground in February, with the permanent casino targeted for a September 2026 opening, the company said.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
• Bally’s expected to finish demolition in January and begin driving foundational caissons into the ground this month, with the permanent casino targeted for a September 2026 opening.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
• In 2024, Bally’s had to relocate the 34-story hotel tower, which was moved to the south end of the casino after it was determined that driving caissons into the ground might damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes along the river.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026