gabionade

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gabionade - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gabionade \Ga`bi*on*ade"\, n. [F. gabionnade.]
     1. (Fort.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on
        their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
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     2. A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand
        bar in harbor improvements.
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