Definition of Fascine. Meaning of Fascine. Synonyms of Fascine

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Definition of Fascine

Fascine
Fascine Fas*cine", n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See Fasces.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.

Meaning of Fascine from wikipedia

- A fascine (pronounced /fəˈsiːn/) is a rough bundle of brushwood or other material used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across...
- The fascine knife was a side arm / tool issued to 17th to 19th century light infantry and artillery. It served both as a personal weapon and as a tool...
- A fascine mattress (Dutch: Zinkstuk, literally sink piece), is a large woven mat made of brushwood, typically willow twigs and shoots, used to protect...
- Removal of the turret would also allow six class 60 trackways or three fascines to be carried on top of the vehicle. The Chieftain tank based "Willich...
- large crater was filled using an abandoned AVRE tank and several rolls of fascine, which were then covered by a temporary bridge. The beach and nearby streets...
- shortage of fuel led them to start dismantling their defensive gabions and fascines. In February 1855, the Russians attacked the allied base at Eupatoria,...
- broom hook. In American English a billhook may sometimes be called a "fascine knife". Made on a small scale in village smithies and in larger industrial...
- have been a practical weapon for combat without a shield, but served as a fascine knife or a machete to clear fields for the guns. It also served for other...
- ****got, kid, kide, or kidde being Middle English for firewood in bundles. A fascine (or bavin) is a type of long ****got which is approximately 13 to 20 feet...
- s****) and stormvase ("fascine"). As a coat of arms the term vase has likely been used since the symbol has mostly resembled a fascine. The exact meaning...