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gabion

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CIDE DICTIONARY

gabionn. [F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gabion, n. a cylindrical wicker or metal basket for filling with earth or stones, used in engineering or (formerly) in fortification.

Derivative
gabionage n.
Etymology
F f. It. gabbione f. gabbia CAGE
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