revetment

Meaning

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

revetment

revetement

stone facing

facing

lining

coating

basque

covering

encasement

slope protection

fencing wall

guard wall

revetment wall

bulwark

rampart

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

Etymology

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