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Look up: revetment

  1. Revetment
    Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs.
    Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.

  2. Revetment
    (1) A facing of stone, concrete, etc., to protect an EMBANKMENT, or shore structure, against EROSION by wave action or currents. (2) A retaining wall. (3) (SMP) Facing of stone, concrete, etc., built to protect a SCARP, EMBANKMENT or shore structure against erosion by waves of CURRENTS.
    Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht

  3. revetment
    [n] - a barrier against explosives 2. [n] - a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Revetment
    retaining wall
    Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.

  5. Revetment
    A facing of stone or timber in a rampart to stop it collapsing or eroding.
    Found on http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi

  6. Revetment
    Retaining wall; i.e. a wall supporting a bank of earth or mass of water
    Found on A Glossary of Castle Terminology

  7. Revetment
    A wall or other construction built to support and define a slope, such as the edge of a moat.
    Found on http://www.virtualani.org/glossary/index

  8. Revetment
    Re·vet'ment noun [ French revêtement the lining of a ditch, from revêtir to clothe, Latin revestire . See Revest , transitive verb ] (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 revêtement ]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/72

  9. revetment
    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. ... Alternative forms: revetement . ... Origin: F. Revetment the lining of a dith, fr. Revetir to clothe, L. Revestire. See Revest. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. revetment
    revetement noun a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Revetment
    `Revetments` are structures placed on banks or cliffs in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water or explosives. They are usually built to preserve the existing uses of the shoreline and to protect the slope, as defense against erosion, bombs or artillery, or to secure an area from stored explosives.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revetment

  12. Revetment
    • (v. t.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. revetment
    an outwork or embankment faced with a layer of masonry for additional strength
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle

  14. revetment
    1. a barrier against explosives
    2. a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

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21 November 2009

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On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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