Synonyms for revetment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-vet-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvɛt mənt |
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Définition of revetment
Origin :- 1779, from French revêtement, Old French revestiment, from revestir (Modern French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire "to clothe again," from re- (see re-) + Latin vestire "to clothe" (see vest (v.)).
- As in facing : noun an architectural finish
- As in retaining wall : noun holding wall
- The Chinamen come out of their houses and stand on the revetment to watch us pass.
- Extract from : « The Unveiling of Lhasa » by Edmund Candler
- The pyramid was then a dummy, made of rubble within a revetment of heavy flint nodules, which was faced with fine limestone.
- Extract from : « History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery » by L.W. King and H.R. Hall
- The nature of the soil was such that revetment was of little avail.
- Extract from : « The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 » by Frederick William Bewsher
- Above and below there was a revetment of a few hundred feet; except this, the beach and river bank were in their natural state.
- Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
- The flood abated on April 20th, after having been five feet, ten inches above the revetment wall.
- Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
- This revetment wall, however, gave place to the present one of stone.
- Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
- The use of headers and anchors is absolutely necessary in loose soils only, but they greatly strengthen the revetment in any case.
- Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
- By a revetment we mean a facing placed against the front or back wall of a trench to keep the earth in place.
- Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
- The escarp is falling into disfavour, on account of the great expense of a revetment that can withstand breaching fire.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 » by Various
- The revetment differed mainly in the care which had been bestowed upon it, and consisted mostly of reeds, grass, &c.
- Extract from : « The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 » by Charles Royle
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