GABIONS
Noun
gabions
plural of gabion
Anagrams
• ASBOing, bagnios, saboing
Source: Wiktionary
GABION
Ga"bi*on, n.Etym: [F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire.
2. (Hydraul. Engin.)
Definition: An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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