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Definition of Revetment
1. Noun. A barrier against explosives.
2. Noun. A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment.
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
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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