revetement
Definition
Noun: A protective or decorative facing, typically constructed from masonry, stone, or concrete, applied to an embankment, wall, or earthwork to prevent erosion, provide structural support, or improve appearance.
Usage
The word "revetement" is a technical term used primarily in civil engineering, architecture, and military fortification contexts. It refers to the durable surface layer itself.
Examples: - The riverbank was stabilized with a stone revetement to prevent further erosion. - Engineers inspected the concrete revetement along the canal. - The ancient fort's revetement was made of large, cut stones.
Advanced Usage
- "To construct a revetement": To build this protective facing.
- The army corps constructed a revetement to protect the trench.
- "Revetement failure": The collapse or degradation of this protective layer.
- The flood caused a partial revetement failure along the levee.
Variants and Related Words
- Revetment: This is the more common modern spelling of the same word. The definitions are identical.
- Revet (verb): To face or provide with a revetement.
- They will revet the slope with gabions.
- Facing (noun): A more general term for any protective or decorative outer layer on a wall or structure.
Synonyms
- Facing
- Retaining wall (specifically when it holds back earth)
- Riprap (specifically a revetment of loose stone)
- Armor (in military or coastal engineering contexts)
Related Phrases
- Slope revetement: A revetement on an inclined surface.
- The slope revetement used geotextile fabric beneath the stones.
- Channel revetement: A revetement lining a water channel.
- The canal's channel revetement was made of reinforced concrete.
Noun
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a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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