revetement

9.9

A layer of stone or concrete that protects a slope like a riverbank

noun
/rəˈvetəmənt/

: revestimiento

The engineers installed a revetement along the riverbank to prevent erosion.

Examples

During construction, the slope was reinforced with a concrete revetement.
A stone revetement protects the highway embankment from flooding.
The new revetement protects the hillside from erosion.
Several revetements were installed along the riverbank.
A stone revetement protects the highway embankment from flooding.
During construction, the slope was reinforced with a concrete revetement.
The engineers installed a revetement along the riverbank to prevent erosion.

Synonyms

retaining wall

vsrevetement

Specialized

5 4.4

A wall built to hold back soil or water on one side

is an outer protective layer rather than a solid load-bearing wall

revetment

vsrevetement

Specialized

1 9.9

A wall of stone, concrete, or sandbags that protects a shore from waves and erosion

is a protective outer layer rather than a full freestanding barrier

stone facing

vsrevetement

Specialized

6.6

A layer of stone attached to the outside of a wall or riverbank to protect it

is a protective structural covering used to support slopes and walls

How Protective

seawall

Specialized

14 3.9

breakwater

Specialized

5 6.4

revetement

9.9

facing

Specialized

1 5.7

covering

12 1.1

Surface Forms

revetement singular

revetements plural

Morphology

revetement = revet + ment

Although formed with the nominalizing suffix '-ment', the verbal base 'revet' is rare/technical and the whole word is a specialist borrowing, so knowing common morphemes would not let a B1 learner reliably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Revetement comes from the parts re- 'again' and vest 'to clothe'. Think of a slope being 'clothed' with stone or concrete to protect it, which is why a revetement is a protective covering for a wall or riverbank.