Gabion (noun)
gay-bee-un
A basket or container filled with earth, stones, or other material and used in civil engineering works or (formerly) fortifications.
Mid 16th century via French from Italian gabbione, from gabbia ‘cage’, from Latin cavea.
Example sentences
“They used gabions to fortify the base”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
