Gabion
Definition of Gabion:
part of speech: noun
In mil., a large cylindrical basket of wicker- work, open at both ends and filled with earth, used as a shelter for working parties, and in the construction of the parapets of trenches, & c.
Usage examples:
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Half an hour later Julie stood, scarcely breathing, her ear to the locked door of his gabion
F. Berkeley Smith in "A Village of Vagabonds". -
His hand was on the gabion door.
F. Berkeley Smith in "A Village of Vagabonds". -
This gabion of mine is smaller, but it is in better line with the flights, he explained as he opened the door.
F. Berkeley Smith in "A Village of Vagabonds".