Definition of GABION

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Architects have responded with design changes, such as minimizing wood on the exterior, eliminating crawl spaces and using los of stones and gabion walls in landscaping. — Nancy Keates, WSJ, "A Modern Second-Home Retreat for Seattle’s Tech Elite," 19 Sep. 2018 To separate the outdoor courtyard from the parking area, the architects created a gabion wall — a fence-like steel cage filled with broken bricks and planted with vines. — Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "TriBeCa, by Way of Venice Beach," 19 Dec. 2017 The bags are placed into steel mesh boxes called gabion baskets. — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, "Donald Trump to visit Louisiana on Saturday," 28 Aug. 2017 Hunky architectural elements — like gabion walls, and a trellis with heavy posts and beam — draw the eye while creating shelter and privacy. — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, "What’s new, what’s next in Lorene Edwards Forkner’s garden," 19 July 2017

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