蛇じゃ籠かご

noun

gabion; stone-filled wire cage

A wire mesh container filled with stones, used in civil engineering for retaining walls, erosion control, and riverbank protection. Also called ふとんかご.

See also: ふとんかご

• 河か川せんの護ご岸がん工こう事じで蛇じゃ籠かごが使つかわれている。

  Gabions are used in riverbank protection works.

• 蛇じゃ籠かごに石いしを詰つめて土ど留どめを作つくる。

  Fill gabions with stones to build a retaining wall.