gabion
Wire rock container
A gabion is a cage or basket filled with rocks, concrete, or other material, used in construction and engineering.
Gabions form retaining walls, stabilize shorelines, and control erosion: The riverbank was reinforced with gabions.
Historically, gabions filled with earth served as military fortifications, shielding troops from enemy fire.
Loose stone for stabilization
- revetmentErosion control structure
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- shorelineLand-water boundary
fluvial · runoff · watershed · breakwater · spillway · embankment · levee · dike
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- redoubtEnclosed temporary fortification
entrenchment · parapet · barricade · defensive · stronghold · emplacement · rampart · sandbag
Barred confinement structure
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
geotextile · welded · woven · spiral · helical · assembly · stacking · filling
Solid earth fragment
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- rockSolid earthen material
rubble · aggregate · quarried · crushed · recycled · concrete · brick · granite
Cutting slopes into steps
- planterContainer for greenery
- decorativeServing to beautify
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- seatingAvailable places to sit
fence · boundary · permeable · sustainable · hardscape · rockery · patio · courtyard
riprap
Loose stone for stabilization
- revetmentErosion control structure
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
shoreline · fluvial · runoff · watershed · breakwater · spillway · embankment · levee · dike · weir
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
redoubt · entrenchment · parapet · barricade · defensive · stronghold · emplacement · rampart · sandbag · battlement
cage
Barred confinement structure
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
galvanized · geotextile · welded · woven · spiral · helical · assembly · stacking · filling · compaction
stone
Solid earth fragment
rock · rubble · aggregate · quarried · crushed · recycled · concrete · brick · granite · limestone
terracing
Cutting slopes into steps
- planterContainer for greenery
- decorativeServing to beautify
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
seating · fence · boundary · permeable · sustainable · hardscape · rockery · patio · courtyard · aesthetic
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- waterfront structureslighthouse, wharf, pier, boat house, jetty
- flood controllevee, levees, flood channels, dike, dikes
- security barriersbarrier, barricade, border wall, border fence, perimeter fence
- siegessiege, siege tower, siege engine, siege engines, siege warfare
- water barriersseawall, breakwater, levee, dike, floodwall