fas·cine (f -s n , f -)n. A cylindrical bundle of sticks bound together for use in construction, as of fortresses, earthworks, sea walls, or dams. [French, from Latin fasc  na, from fascis, bundle.] |
fascine [fæˈsiːn fə-]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a bundle of long sticks used for filling in ditches and in the construction of embankments, roads, fortifications, etc.
[from French, from Latin fascīna; see fasces]
Fascine long cylindrical bundle of wood bound together for use in construction of dams, jetties, etc., 1688.
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