fascine
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
Origin of fascine
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How to use fascine in a sentence
Gustavus changed the color of his arms to gold, and altered the old fascine into a sheaf of grain.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonThe weight of a fascine of partially seasoned material will average 140 lbs.
Manual of Military Training | James A. MossThe general object is to so dispose the brush as to make the fascine of uniform size, strength, and stiffness from end to end.
Manual of Military Training | James A. MossBy the 20th of May, several fascine batteries had been erected, one of which mounted five forty-pounders.
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation | Charles RogerA fascine revetment is made by placing the fascines as shown in Fig. 14.
Manual of Military Training | James A. Moss
British Dictionary definitions for fascine
/ (fæˈsiːn, fə-) /
a bundle of long sticks used for filling in ditches and in the construction of embankments, roads, fortifications, etc
Origin of fascine
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