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How to pronounce “fascine”
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Pronunciation guide for fascine
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of fascine with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- La Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
Moi j'adore en parler parce que ça me fascine.
- Definition summary
- (chiefly construction) Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
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How to pronounce fascine
La Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
Moi j'adore en parler parce que ça me fascine.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “fascine”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chiefly construction) Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
- (specifically, military fortification) A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.
- (figuratively, rare) Something which is used for defensive purposes.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, originally military, chiefly New Zealand) To use fascines to build or reinforce (something), or to fill in (a trench, etc.).
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