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    revetment
    /rɪˈvɛtm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. (especially in fortification) a retaining wall or facing of masonry or other material, supporting or protecting a rampart, wall, etc.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RevetmentRevetment - Wikipedia

    A revetment in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering is a facing of impact-resistant material (such as stone, concrete, sandbags, or wooden piles) applied to a bank or wall in order to absorb the energy of incoming water and protect it from erosion.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVETMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a facing of stone, cement, sandbags, etc., as to protect a wall or a bank of earth. 2. retaining wall. 3. an embankment or wall as of sandbags or earth, constructed to protect against strafing, shell fragments, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revetmentRevetment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a facing (as of stone or concrete) to sustain an embankment. 2. : embankment. especially : a barricade to provide shelter (as against bomb fragments or strafing) Examples of revetment in a Sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › revetmentREVETMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Revetment definition: a facing of masonry or the like, especially for protecting an embankment.. See examples of REVETMENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › revetmentrevetment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of revetment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › revetmentRevetment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of revetment. noun. a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment. synonyms: revetement, stone facing. see more. noun.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrevetment | Definition and example sentences - Cambridge...

    revetment | Definition and example sentences. BETA. Examples of revetment. Dictionary > Examples of revetment. revetment isn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! It is a large platform at the end of a type of long revetment which has been built out into the sea. From the. Hansard archive.

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    How to use . revetment in a sentenceThe best arrangement, which is ascribed to Albert Drer, was the “counter-arched revetment.”

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › revetmentRevetment Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. revetments. A facing of stone, cement, sandbags, etc., as to protect a wall or a bank of earth. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A barricade against explosives. American Heritage. Retaining wall. Webster's New World. An embankment or wall as of sandbags or earth, constructed to protect against strafing, shell fragments, etc.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › revetmentrevetment | meaning of revetment in Longman Dictionary of...

    revetment meaning, definition, what is revetment: a surface of stone or other building mat...: Learn more.