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fascine
[ fa-seen, fuh- ]
noun
, Fortification.
- a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
fascine
/ fæˈsiːn; fə- /
noun
- a bundle of long sticks used for filling in ditches and in the construction of embankments, roads, fortifications, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fascine1
C17: from French, from Latin fascīna ; see fasces
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Example Sentences
Gustavus changed the color of his arms to gold, and altered the old fascine into a sheaf of grain.
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The weight of a fascine of partially seasoned material will average 140 lbs.
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The general object is to so dispose the brush as to make the fascine of uniform size, strength, and stiffness from end to end.
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By the 20th of May, several fascine batteries had been erected, one of which mounted five forty-pounders.
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A fascine revetment is made by placing the fascines as shown in Fig. 14.
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