revetment
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- noun
- /rɪˈvɛtmənt/
- Specialized
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revetimiento
- Also, protecting receding shorelines with sea walls and revetments may accelerate rather than prevent the disappearance of the beachfront.
- rock revetment
- bulkheads and revetments
Examples
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The workers built a strong revetment to protect the road from erosion caused by heavy rains.
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Although sympathetic to the plight of the homeowners, the town denied them the necessary construction permits because the anticipated revetments would have violated a state environmental protection regulation.
Academic text (1990) -
And you can see the remains of marble revetment, real marble revetment, that was used both on the floor for the pavement and also on the walls.
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Some homeowners have installed massive rock revetments to protect their property, which in turn has caused increased erosion in adjoining areas.
Academic text (1991) -
Water tables rose at flood periods, and lands behind revetments were inundated.
Blog text (9) -
The affected property owners petitioned the Town of Chatham to allow them to build protective barriers, called revetments, in an effort to protect their homes.
Academic text (1990) -
Now it was largely abandoned; row upon row of concrete aircraft revetments, built by the Americans to withstand Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks, stood empty on either side of the landing strip.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many coastal areas are safeguarded by revetments made of large rocks to prevent damage from waves.
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The revetment along the riverbank was essential in keeping the soil from washing away during flooding.
Synonyms
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A wall built to hold back soil or water on one side
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A high wall that stops flood water from entering an area
A layer of stone or concrete that protects a slope like a riverbank
A layer of stone attached to the outside of a wall or riverbank to protect it
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Revetment comes from the parts re- and vest, meaning 'again' and 'to clothe', and it shares its root with the English word vest meaning 'a piece of clothing'. So a revetment is like a 'coat' that 'covers' and protects a riverbank or shore from water and erosion.