fascine

Definitions


[faˈsiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bundle of rods or plastic pipes bound together, used in construction or military operations for filling in marshy ground or other obstacles and for strengthening the sides of embankments, ditches, or trenches


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Origin:
late 17th century: via French from Latin fascina, from fascis ‘bundle’




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