GABION


Meaning of GABION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgā-bē-ən, ˈga- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian gabbione, literally, large cage, augmentative of gabbia cage, from Latin cavea — more at cage

Date: 1573

: a basket or cage filled with earth or rocks and used especially in building a support or abutment

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