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    Use "caisson" in a sentence

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    caisson


    1. Stars and Stripes Forever blared from the loudspeakers, followed up by the Caisson Song


    2. Her shock doubled when she realized that adjacent to it was another enormous caisson that hung high up in the air, hovering like a trapeze artist in a circus


    3. Its massive hydraulic system stretched out below the caisson, diving down to the water below


    4. The mouth to the caisson they were approaching was already lowered, its jaw dropped below the surface of the water


    5. The ship slowly made its way to the giant wall before it, seeking entrance to the caisson and sleeping gate below


    6. She heard further creaking beside them and looked to see the descending caisson pass them


    7. She was brought out of her reverie by being jolted and staggered a little as the caisson stopped


    8. In another side street a sentinel standing beside a green caisson shouted at him, but only when the shout was threateningly repeated and he heard the click of the man’s musket as he raised it did Pierre understand that he had to pass on the other side of the street


    9. Artillery-men were pushing the piece; it was in firing trim; the fore-carriage had been detached; two upheld the gun-carriage, four were at the wheels; others followed with the caisson


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    Synonyms for "caisson"

    caisson cofferdam pneumatic caisson ammunition chest coffer lacunar

    "caisson" definitions

    an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome


    a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition


    a chest to hold ammunition


    large watertight chamber used for construction under water