1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fascine \Fas*cine"\, n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See {Fasces}.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc. [1913 Webster]
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