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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GABION

n.In fortification, a large basket of wickerwork, of a cylindrical form; filled with earth, and serving to shelter men from an enemy's fire.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GABION

GABION Ga "bi *on, n.Etym: [F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage. ]

 

1. (Fort. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. (Hydraul. Engin. )

 

Defn: An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc. , as in harbor improvement.

 

GABIONADE

Ga `bi *on *ade ", n. Etym: [F. gabionnade. ]

 

1. (Fort. )

 

Defn: A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.

 

2. A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.

 

GABIONAGE

Ga "bi *on *age, n. Etym: [F. gabionnage.] (Mil. )

 

Defn: The part of a fortification built of gabions.

 

GABIONED

GABIONED Ga "bi *oned, p. a.

 

Defn: Furnished with gabions.

 

GABIONNADE

GABIONNADE Ga `bion `nade ", n.

 

Defn: See Gabionade.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gabion

ga bi on |ˈgābēən ˈɡeɪbiən | ▶noun a wirework container filled with rock, broken concrete, or other material, used in the construction of dams, retaining walls, etc. DERIVATIVES ga bi on age |ˈgābēəˌnäZH |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via French from Italian gabbione, from gabbia ‘cage, ’ from Latin cavea.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gabion

gabion |ˈgeɪbɪən | ▶noun a cylindrical basket or container filled with earth, stones, or other material and used in civil engineering works or (formerly ) fortifications. DERIVATIVES gabionage noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via French from Italian gabbione, from gabbia ‘cage ’, from Latin cavea.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gabione

Ga bi o ne Substantiv, feminin Bauwesen , die |Gabi o ne |die Gabione; Genitiv: der Gabione, Plural: die Gabionen zu italienisch gabbione = Käfig mit Steinen gefüllter quaderförmiger Drahtkorb (z. B. als Bauelement für Lärmschutzwände )