Fascine definition

fă-sēn, fə-

A cylindrical bundle of sticks bound together for use in construction, as of fortresses, earthworks, sea walls, or dams.

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A bundle of sticks bound together, formerly used to fill ditches, strengthen the sides of trenches, etc.

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(fortification) 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

fascine

Plural:

fascines

Origin of fascine

French from Latin fascīna from fascis bundle

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the French fascine, from the Latin fascīna (“bundle of sticks”).

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