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 Definitions of Gabion  [ˈgeɪ bi ən]  

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Definition of 'Gabion' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gabion
a metal cylinder filled with stones and sunk in water, used in laying the foundations of a dam or jetty.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < MF: basket < It gabbione, aug. of gabbia cage < L cavea)

Definition of 'Gabion' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Gabion
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. (noun) Gabion
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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