Gabionade

n. [ F. gabionnade. ] 1. (Fort.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting. ] A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]