Defn: Furnished with gabions.
GABIONNADE
Ga`bion`nade", n.
Defn: See Gabionade.
GABLE
Ga"ble, n.
Defn: A cable. [Archaic] Chapman.
GABLE Ga"ble, n. Etym: [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork, AS. geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of gallows.] (Arch.) (a) The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like. Hence: (b) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side. (c) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway. Bell gable. See under Bell. — Gable roof, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end. — Gable wall. Same as Gable (b). — Gable window, a window in a gable.
GABLET
Ga"blet, n. (Arch.)
Defn: A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc.
GABLOCK
Gab"lock, n. Etym: [See Gavelock.]
Defn: A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock. Wright.