fascine

American  

[fa-seen, fuh-] / fæˈsin, fə- /

noun

Fortification.

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

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fascine British  

/ fæˈsiːn, fə- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of fascine

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

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Example Sentences

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fascine

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

The circumference of a fascine should be 25 inches.

From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker

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 Charles Roger

A fascine revetment must always be crowned with sods or bags.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

To bind a fascine will require 66 ft. of wire.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

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