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ALL meanings of gabion

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  • noun gabion a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense. 1
  • noun gabion a metal cylinder filled with stones and sunk in water, used in laying the foundations of a dam or jetty. 1
  • noun gabion A wirework container filled with rock, broken concrete, or other material, used in the construction of dams, retaining walls, etc. 1
  • noun gabion a cylindrical metal container filled with stones, used in the construction of underwater foundations 0
  • noun gabion a wickerwork basket filled with stones or earth, used (esp formerly) as part of a fortification 0
  • noun gabion a cylinder of wicker filled with earth or stones, formerly used in building fortifications 0
  • noun gabion a similar cylinder of metal, used as in building dams and dikes 0
  • noun gabion 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). 0
  • noun gabion A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride. 0
  • noun gabion 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. 0
  • noun gabion A knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable. 0
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