Definitions For Gabion

Noun

GABION (plural GABIONs) (historical, military) 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). A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride. (civil engineering) 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. A knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable. : Reliquiae Trotcosienses: Or, the Gabions of the Late Jonathan Oldbuck Esq. of Monkbarns — title of unfinished novel by Walter Scott.

Derived terms

gabion wall

Related terms

gabioned

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, it, gabbione}}, augmentative of gabbia, , cage, itself from {{der, en, la, cavea}}.

See also

sap — several mentions of gabions in the context of fortifications

Anagrams

bagnio