gabionade
n. dike made from gabions, dike made from stone-filled cylinders | ||||
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| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Gabionade
(n.)
A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
(n.)
A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.
(n.)
A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
(n.)
A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.
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gabionade
gabionade
\ga`bi*on*ade"\ (?), n. [f. gabionnade.]
1. (fort.) a traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
2. a structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.
gabionade
\ga`bi*on*ade"\ (?), n. [f. gabionnade.]
1. (fort.) a traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
2. a structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements.