fascine

[ fa-seen, fuh- ]

/ fæˈsin, fə- /

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noun Fortification.

a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.

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Origin of fascine

1680–90; <French <Latin fascīna bundle of sticks. See fasces, -ine¹

Words nearby fascine

fascinate, fascinated, fascinating, fascination, fascinator, fascine, fascio-, fasciodesis, fasciola, fasciolar, fascioliasis

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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 Watson
The weight of a fascine of partially seasoned material will average 140 lbs.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
The 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. Moss
By 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 Roger

A 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

fascine

/ (fæˈsiːn, fə-) /

noun

a bundle of long sticks used for filling in ditches and in the construction of embankments, roads, fortifications, etc

Word Origin for fascine

C17: from French, from Latin fascīna; see fasces

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