Fascine vs Goudron - What's the difference?
fascine | goudron |
(fortification) 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, [[jetty, jetties, etc.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 51.:
(military, historical) A small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used for starting fires, lighting ditches and ramparts, etc.
As nouns the difference between fascine and goudron
is that fascine is 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 while goudron is a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used for starting fires, lighting ditches and ramparts, etc.fascine
English
Noun
(en noun)- Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them constructed both for pushing and cutting: a halbert consists of three parts, the spear, or sometimes a kind of sword blade for pushing, an ax, or hatchet for striking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down fascines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.
See also
* (wikipedia "fascine")Anagrams
* ----goudron
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Farrow)