fascine

[ fa-seen, fuh- ]

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

Origin of fascine

1
1680–90; <French <Latin fascīna bundle of sticks. See fasces, -ine1

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fascine

/ (fæˈsiːn, fə-) /


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

Origin of fascine

1
C17: from French, from Latin fascīna; see fasces

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