revetment

Signification (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.

Concepts

enceinte merlonnée

aire protégée par des murs pare-éclats

Synonyms

stone facing

revetement

revetment wall

fencing wall

guard wall

slope protection

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/
Étymologie (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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