1) Architectural element 2) Barrier 3) French word used in English
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1) Retaining wall 2) Revetement
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- a barrier against explosives
- a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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In stream restoration, river engineering or coastal management, revetments are sloping structures placed on banks or cliffs in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water. In military engineering they are structures, again sloped, formed to secure an area from artillery, bombing, or stored explosives. River or coastal revetments are usual...
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retaining wall
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• (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.
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an outwork or embankment faced with a layer of masonry for additional strength
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Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs.
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Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs.
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retaining wall
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Retaining wall; i.e. a wall supporting a bank of earth or mass of water
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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 ...
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A wall or other construction built to support and define a slope, such as the edge of a moat.
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n] - a barrier against explosives 2. [n] - a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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(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.
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retaining wall
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A facing of stone or timber in a rampart to stop it collapsing or eroding.
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revetement noun a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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