FASCINES (fascis, a bundle), in Fortification, faggots, or bundles of rods, or small branches of trees, bound together in several places. They are used for various purposes, such as raising batteries, filling ditches, forming parapets, &c.; and vary in dimensions according to the purposes to which they are to be applied. Fascines dipped in pitch are sometimes employed to fire the enemy's lodgements or other works.