revetment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: revetment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for revetment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revetment n a barrier against explosives a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment Synonym(s): revetment, revetement, stone facing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revetment \Re*vet"ment\, n. [F. rev[88]tement the lining of a ditch, fr. rev[88]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See {Revest}, v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also {rev[88]tement}.]