noun
gabion; stone-filled cage
A wire-mesh cage filled with stones, used in civil engineering for retaining walls, erosion control, and riverbank protection. The term is technical but understood in construction contexts. Compare 蛇籠 (じゃかご), a similar cylindrical gabion.
See also: 蛇籠
河川の護岸工事で石籠が使われた。
Gabions were used in the riverbank protection work.
石籠は土木分野でよく見られる構造物だ。
Gabions are structures often seen in the civil engineering field.