Definition of Fascines. Meaning of Fascines. Synonyms of Fascines

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Definition of Fascines

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 Fascines from wikipedia

- trenches in with fascines and covering their traps, to support their counter-****ault. In mountainous terrain, such as in Syria, fascines could help to cross...
- were bundled up to make fascines or woven into hurdles, or gabions. Many revetments used a combination of all three, with fascines at the bottom of the trench...
- Mississippi, using fascines made from Poplar trees and shoots grown on the banks above Baton Rouge, and protection works using fascine mattresses made from...
- guard for the first column of attack on 8 January 1815, and to carry the fascines and ladders which would enable the British troops to cross the ditch and...
- Willow hedge strengthened with fascines for the limitation of runoff, northern France...
- 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...
- in front of the entrance to Charleston harbour, formerly constructed of fascines weighed down with stone and logs, but subsequently of rubble stone, and...
- A Chieftain AVRE carrying fascines and towing Python on Salisbury Plain. The AVRE is ****ed with a mine plough, used when time permits, to safely move...
- his generals examined the Russian position, and the soldiers stored the fascines to overcome the ditches surrounding it. De Croÿ was concerned about the...
- Thomas Mullins, was ****igned to lead the ****ault. They had to pick up the fascines and ladders needed, in order to cross the ditches and scale the earthworks...