Get to know Fascine better with 1 real example sentences, the meaning.
Fascine in a sentence
Fascine meaning
- Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
- A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.
- Something which is used for defensive purposes.
Using Fascine
- The main meaning on this page is: Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc. | A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts. | Something which is used for defensive purposes.
- In the example corpus, fascine often appears in combinations such as: the fascine.
Context around Fascine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fascine
- In this selection, "fascine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, knife stand out and add context to how "fascine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include weapons the fascine knife is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fascine" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fascine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is also known as "The General of All Weapons" The fascine knife is a somewhat similar tool and weapon used by European armies throughout the late 18th to early 20th centuries. (32 words)
It is also known as "The General of All Weapons" The fascine knife is a somewhat similar tool and weapon used by European armies throughout the late 18th to early 20th centuries. (32 words)
Example sentences (1)
It is also known as "The General of All Weapons" The fascine knife is a somewhat similar tool and weapon used by European armies throughout the late 18th to early 20th centuries.
Common combinations with fascine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: