revetment

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

enceinte merlonnée

aire protégée par des murs pare-éclats

Synonymes

stone facing

revetement

facing

lining

encasement

rampart

revetment wall

fencing wall

guard wall

basque

slope protection

bulwark

coating

covering

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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