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单词 gabion
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ga•bi•on  (gā′bē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
  2. Civil Engineeringa metal cylinder filled with stones and sunk in water, used in laying the foundations of a dam or jetty.
  • Latin cavea cavity, cage
  • Italian gabbione, augmentative of gabbia cage
  • Middle French: rough, two-handled basket
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gabion /ˈɡeɪbɪən/ n
  1. a cylindrical metal container filled with stones, used in the construction of underwater foundations
  2. a wickerwork basket filled with stones or earth, used (esp formerly) as part of a fortification
Etymology: 16th Century: from French: basket, from Italian gabbione, from gabbia cage, from Latin cavea; see cage
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