revetment

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

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