caissons

Definition of caissonsnext
plural of caisson

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Noun
  • Why the price of gold is so high Gold prices typically rise when the stock market is lagging, as investors seek stability in a metal that largely sits unused in government vaults around the world, including Kentucky's Fort Knox.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The memo warns that surviving operators relocated mirror servers and sensitive data to civilian infrastructure, including basements in central Caracas and the heavily fortified vaults of the Central Bank of Venezuela.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • With multiple compartments in a sleek, stylish puffer design, the Urban Expressions Kris Weekender keeps everything organized and within easy reach, all while staying compact enough to carry comfortably.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Using clumpy detergent can clog compartments, gum up a washing machine’s internal components, and leave detergent deposits on clothes.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Caissons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caissons. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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