revetment - Definition from the CONSTRUCTION topic - TECHNOLOGY

Topic: CONSTRUCTION

Date:	1700-1800
Language:	French
Origin:	revêtement, from revêtir 'to put clothes on again'

revetment
noun

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[countable]

technicalTBC a surface of stone or other building material added for strength to a wall that holds back loose earth, water etc

Definition of revetment from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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