GABION


Meaning of GABION in English

/gay"bee euhn/ , n.

1. a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.

2. a metal cylinder filled with stones and sunk in water, used in laying the foundations of a dam or jetty.

[ 1570-80; gabbione, aug. of gabbia cage cavea cavity, cage ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .