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revetment


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Revetment  \Re*vet"ment\,  n.  [F.  rev[^e]tement  the  lining  of  a 
  ditch,  fr  rev[^e]tir  to  clothe,  L.  revestire  See  {Revest}, 
  v.  t.]  (Fort.  &  Engin.) 
  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.  [Written  also 
  {rev[^e]tement}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  revetment 
  n  1:  a  barrier  against  explosives 
  2:  a  facing  (usually  masonry)  that  supports  an  embankment  [syn: 
  {revetement},  {stone  facing}] 




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