Definition of Revetment

1. Noun. A barrier against explosives.

Generic synonyms: Barrier

2. Noun. A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment.
Exact synonyms: Revetement, Stone Facing
Group relationships: Embankment
Generic synonyms: Cladding, Facing
Derivative terms: Revet, Revet

Definition of Revetment

1. n. A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.

Definition of Revetment

1. Noun. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment. ¹

2. Noun. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Revetment

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Revetment

1. A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. Alternative forms: revetement . Origin: F. Revetment the lining of a dith, fr. Revetir to clothe, L. Revestire. See Revest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Revetment

revertive
reverts
revery
reves
revest
revested
revestiaries
revestiary
revesting
revestries
revestry
revests
revesture
revet
revetement
revetment (current term)
revetments
revets
revetted
revetting
reveur
reveurs
reveuse
reveuses
revhead
revheads
revibrate
revibrated
revibrates
revibrating

Literary usage of Revetment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Prepalatial Cemeteries at Mochlos and Gournia and the House Tombs of by Jeffrey S. Soles (1992)
"It is used as revetment for the low bench along the south wall of Gournia I, concealing its haphazard construction, partly built and partly bedrock. ..."

2. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1913)
"This slide will probably do some damage to the revetment, but enough of the work will still probably be left to retard, if it does not prevent, erosion. ..."

3. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"Tunnel revetment.—In Europe concrete-steel has been employed in a number of instances in the revetment of tunnel linings and the waterproofing of aqueducts. ..."

4. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"Tunnel revetment.—In Europe concrete-steel has been employed in a number of instances in the revetment of tunnel linings and the waterproofing of aqueducts. ..."

5. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"Tunnel revetment.—In Europe concrete-steel has been employed in a number of instances in the revetment of tunnel linings and the waterproofing of aqueducts. ..."

6. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"Tunnel revetment.—In Europe concrete-steel has been employed in a number of instances in the revetment of tunnel linings and the waterproofing of aqueducts. ..."

7. The Regulation of Rivers by John Lane Van Ornum (1914)
"did not prevent a gradual recession of the bank, which finally became so serious that they appear to have been entirely replaced by a continuous revetment. ..."

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