单词 | waling rod |
释义 | > as lemmaswaling rod The process of making a gabion or hurdle; also, the basket-work thus made. Also attributive as waling rod. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > gabions or fascines > action of making waling1852 1852 R. Burn Naval & Mil. Techn. Dict. French Lang. (ed. 2) i. 83 Clayon,..waling-rod... Clayonnage,..wattling;..waling. 1892 G. Philips Text Bk. Fortif. Sandhurst (ed. 5) iii. iii. 88 In brushwood gabions the basket work is called the web, and the process of making it is termed waling. 1892 F. Irwin Notes Fortif. (ed. 2) 60 To make a Wickerwork Gabion... Wale the web by passing each rod in succession over the other two..till the waling is 2-ft. 6-in. high. < as lemmas |
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