1. Bundles of sticks or branches bound together, used in military engineering to build fortifications, fill ditches, or reinforce embankments.
Usage: military/engineering term; plural form

Examples

• The soldiers used fascines to construct defensive barriers along the trench.
• Fascines were laid down to stabilize the muddy ground before the troops advanced.
• Medieval engineers employed fascines to fill moats and create temporary bridges.
• The fort's walls were reinforced with layers of fascines and earth.
• During the siege, workers gathered fascines from nearby forests to repair damaged fortifications.