gabionade

noun

ga·​bi·​o·​nade

¦gābēə¦nād,

-näd

plural -s

1

: a work of fortification thrown up with gabions

2

: a structure of gabions sunk in lines as a core for a sandbar in harbor improvements

Word History

Etymology

French gabionnade, from Middle French, from Old Italian gabbionata, from gabbione gabion + -ata -ade

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