revetment

[ ri-vet-muhnt ]

noun

1. a facing of masonry or the like, especially for protecting an embankment.
2. an ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.

revetment

/ rɪˈvɛtmənt /

noun

1. a facing of stones, sandbags, etc, to protect a wall, embankment, or earthworks
2. another name for retaining wall

Word History and Origins

Origin of revetment¹

From the French word revêtement, dating back to 1765–75. See revet, -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of revetment¹

C18: from French revêtement literally: a reclothing, from revêtir ; see revest

Example Sentences

Indeed the court found the defendants willfully evaded $4,400 in permitting costs by not applying for a permit; and by replacing their existing sloped revetment with a vertical bulkhead, increased the size of the uplands of their site enough to build a house with 570 square feet of additional living area over three levels.

From Seattle Times

Crews removed about 3,000 feet of levee and revetment — a barrier that slows erosion — built in the 1960s and 1970s.

From Seattle Times

They also installed 1,600 feet of new revetment to stabilize the banks of the new channels and prevent the river from wandering too close to the highway.

From Seattle Times

The Corps is now working on an even bigger stretch of dune — 25 feet high, 200 feet wide at the top and 4,000 feet long, protected by a 75-foot-wide stone revetment to hold the sand in place.

From New York Times

As part of efforts to defend the castle 5,000 tonnes of granite boulders have been put in place to form a barrier, or "revetment".

From BBC