sap fagot

sap fagot
a fascine about three feet long, used in sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before the parapet is made.

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  • Sap fagot — Sap Sap, n. (Mil.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc. [1913 Webster] {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sap — Sap, n. (Mil.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc. [1913 Webster] {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sap roller — Sap Sap, n. (Mil.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc. [1913 Webster] {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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