Definitions for gabion
ˈgeɪ bi əngabion

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gabionnoun

   a cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).

2. gabionnoun

   a woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride

3. gabionnoun

   a porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks

4. gabionnoun

   a knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable

5. Etymology: Originally from Latin cavea: cage, via the Italian gabbia with the augmenting suffix -one

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GABIONnoun

   A wicker basket which is filled with earth to make a fortification or intrenchment.

   Etymology: French.

   His battery was defended all along with gabions, and casks filled with sand. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gabion

   A gabion (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, military applications and landscaping. For erosion control, caged riprap is used. For dams or in foundation construction, cylindrical metal structures are used. In a military context, earth- or sand-filled gabions are used to protect sappers, infantry, and artillerymen from enemy fire. Leonardo da Vinci designed a type of gabion called a Corbeille Leonard ("Leonard[o] basket") for the foundations of the San Marco Castle in Milan.

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1. Gabionnoun

   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. Gabionnoun

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

3. Etymology: [F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage.]

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1. Gabion

   A gabion is a cage, cylinder, or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, and military applications. For erosion control, caged riprap is used. For dams or in foundation construction, cylindrical metal structures are used. In a military context, earth- or sand-filled gabions are used to protect artillery crews from enemy fire. Leonardo da Vinci designed a type of gabion called a Corbeille Leonard for the foundations of the San Marco Castle in Milan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gabion

   gā′bi-un, n. (fort.) a bottomless basket of wicker-work filled with earth, used for shelter from the enemy's fire while digging trenches, or in forming the foundation of a jetty.—ns. Gā′bionade, a work formed of gabions; Gā′bionage, gabions collectively.—adj. Gā′bioned, furnished with gabions. [Fr.,—It. gabbione, a large cage—gabbia—L. cavea, a cage.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gabion

   A kind of basket made of osier twigs, of a cylindrical form, having different dimensions, according to the purpose for which it is used. Filled with earth, these gabions serve in sieges to carry on the approaches under cover, when the assailants come near the fortification. Batteries are often made of gabions, which likewise serve for revetments in constructing parapets of loose earth.

Anagrams for gabion »

1. bagnio

2. gobian

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gabion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gabion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gabion
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gabion
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabion
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gabion
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gabion
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gabion
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html