gabionade
(ˈgeɪbɪəneɪd)
Also 8–9 gabionnade.
[ad. F. gabionnade: see gabion and -ade.]
A work formed of gabions, whether in fortification or engineering.
| 1706 in Phillips (ed. Kersey), Gabionnado. 1721 in Bailey, Gabionnade. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner (ed. 2) 231 Gabionnade, a term employed to denote a work thrown up in haste. 1880 Kinglake Crimea VI. vi. 375 The construction of a thick gabionade. 1893 Times 29 May 11/1 Engineers put together Jones's gabions, and with them and sandbags constructed a gabionade. |