Igama elithi Gabion lisuselwa kwelithi gabbione, igama lesiNtaliyane elisho “ikheji elikhulu.”Izindonga zamaGabion zenziwe ngama-gabions, noma amakheji amakhulu noma obhasikidi, abagcwele amatshe, amatshe, ukhonkolo, noma izinto zokwakha ezisele.Lawa mabhasikidi amakhulu angapakishwa ndawonye futhi axhunywe kusetshenziswa ucingo olusindayo.
Izindonga zaseGabion zinganikeza ukusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene kwezimboni, okuhlanganisa ukulawula ukuguguleka, ukulawulwa kwezikhukhula zesikhashana, ukunciphisa umsindo, nokuhlunga udaka olusuka emanzini.
Futhi kungalungiswa obhasikidi ukuze benze udonga olugcina i-gabion, bakhe uthango oluyimfihlo endaweni yakho, noma bamane bafake (futhi mhlawumbe baphinde basebenzise) itshe lemvelo engadini noma egcekeni lasekhaya.