revetment

Εννοια (English)

  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.

Synonyms

stone facing

revetement

revetment wall

fencing wall

guard wall

slope protection

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/
Ετυμολογία (English)

From 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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