[{"word":"gabion","phonetic":"/ˈɡeɪ.bɪən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɡeɪ.bɪən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Reliquiae Trotcosienses: Or, the Gabions of the Late Jonathan Oldbuck Esq. of Monkbarns — title of unfinished novel by Walter Scott."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gabion"]}]