fascine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fascine
1680–90; < French < Latin fascīna bundle of sticks. See fasces, -ine 1
Example Sentences
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As they discussed the options, a third group arrived, dismantled the original structure and rebuilt it as a 20ft-deep fascine.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2017
By the 20th of May, several fascine batteries had been erected, one of which mounted five forty-pounders.
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles
The British service pattern of fascine is 18 ft. long; it is tied as tightly as possible at short intervals, and the usual diameter is 9 in.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The stone wall is flanked by two well-built lunettes, with a relief of about fourteen feet, the gabion and fascine work being substantially made and placed.
From Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 by Seville, William P.
The weight of a fascine of partially seasoned material will average 140 lbs.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
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