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Gabion
(gcide) | Gabion \Ga"bi*on\, n.[F., from It. gabbione a large cage,
gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage.]
1. (Fort.) A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket
without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and
filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men
from an enemy's fire.
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2. (Hydraul. Engin.) An openwork frame, as of poles, filled
with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke,
etc., as in harbor improvement.
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Gabionade
(gcide) | Gabionade \Ga`bi*on*ade"\, n. [F. gabionnade.]
1. (Fort.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on
their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
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2. A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand
bar in harbor improvements.
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Gabionage
(gcide) | Gabionage \Ga"bi*on*age\, n. [F. gabionnage.] (Mil.)
The part of a fortification built of gabions.
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Gabioned
(gcide) | Gabioned \Ga"bi*oned\, p. a.
Furnished with gabions.
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Gabionnade
(gcide) | Gabionnade \Ga`bion`nade"\, n.
See Gabionade.
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