gabion
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7 sectionsContents
- Design
- Uses
- Civil engineering
- Military
- Impact attenuation
- See also
- References
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A gabion (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder, or cube, typically mesh, filled with solid material suitable to use in various civil engineering and military applications. Ballasts include rocks, sand, soil, used tires, and other recycled items.