revetment

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re·vet·ment / riˈvetmənt/ • n. (esp. in fortification) a retaining wall or facing of masonry or other material, supporting or protecting a rampart, wall, etc. ∎ a barricade of earth or sandbags set up to provide protection from blast or to prevent planes from overrunning when landing.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

revetment

views updated Jun 27 2018

revetment.
1. In masonry, a thin facing to hide the surface or construction behind, such as the marble cladding of Terragni's Casa del Fascio, Como (1932–6).

2. Retaining-wall.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

revetment

views updated Jun 11 2018

revetment (fortif.) retaining wall supporting the face of a rampart. XVIII. — F. revétement, f. revêtir (whence revet XIX) — late L. revestīre, f. RE- + vestīre clothe; see -MENT.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD