Fascine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cylindrical bundle of sticks bound together for use in construction, as of fortresses, earthworks, sea walls, or dams.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fagot; specifically (military), a bundle of rods or small sticks of wood bound at both ends and in the middle, used in fortification, raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets.
  • n. A bundle of fagots used in oyster-culture for the spat to attach to; a stool.
  • To protect with fascines.
  • Word Usage
    "Across the sand dunes an amphibious assault vehicle spilled a huge bundle of plastic piping called a fascine into a trench to form a temporary bridge, Within seconds Marine M-60 tanks roared past the breach and through a cleared "enemy" minefield."
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