revetment
revetment · revetments
Deckwerk
A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankmentA layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/
Meaning
3 sensesA layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
Deckwerk
An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
Translations
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By meaning 1
layer of hard material supporting the side of an embankment:
Origin
From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), fromFrom French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”).
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Forms
plural: revetments| Singular | revetment |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment:revetementstone facing
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrevet