revetment

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
2. An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
3. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

Sinonieme

stone facing

revetement

facing

lining

encasement

rampart

revetment wall

fencing wall

guard wall

basque

slope protection

bulwark

coating

covering

Vertalings

Verkleidung

دك ترابي

متراس ترابي

Futtermauer

Deckwerk

κρηπίδωμα

προτείχισμα κατωφερούς έδαφους

κρηπίδα

enceinte merlonnée

aire protégée par des murs pare-éclats

rivestimento

rivestimento di sostegno

beschoeiing

parapeto

terraplén

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”).