revetment

noun
/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”).

  1. derived from revestiment
  2. borrowed from revêtement

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for revetment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA