gabion

American  

[gay-bee-uhn] / ˈgeɪ bi ən /

noun

1. a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.

2. a metal cylinder filled with stones and sunk in water, used in laying the foundations of a dam or jetty.

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gabion British  

/ ˈɡeɪbɪən /

noun

1. a cylindrical metal container filled with stones, used in the construction of underwater foundations

2. a wickerwork basket filled with stones or earth, used (esp formerly) as part of a fortification

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Etymology

Origin of gabion

1570–80; < Middle French: rough, two-handled basket < Italian gabbione, augmentative of gabbia cage < Latin cavea cavity, cage

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Example Sentences

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gabion

There were the fiber-cement panels of the 1987 Ricola storage facility in Laufen, Switzerland, and the gabion walls, filled with stones, of the Dominus winery in the Napa Valley, completed a decade later.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

These gabion walls will support the berms of soil along the approaches and won’t be visible to the wildlife, who will only see what appears to be a continuation of the hill, Rock said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

Along the way, gabion baskets were invited from the roadside into the garden, thanks to their rugged good looks.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Students may also caution that Hesco has yet to face hard times: wars and floods have ensured demand for its moneymaker, the gabion that Heselden invented with his British Coal redundancy.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2010

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 William P. Seville

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