Definitions for revetment
rɪˈvɛt məntrevet·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revetmentnoun

   a barrier against explosives

2. revetment, revetement, stone facingnoun

   a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revetmentnoun

   A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.

2. revetmentnoun

   An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revetment

   A revetment in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering is a facing of impact-resistant material (such as stone, concrete, sandbags, or wooden piles) applied to a bank or wall in order to absorb the energy of incoming water and protect it from erosion. River or coastal revetments are usually built to preserve the existing uses of the shoreline and to protect the slope. In military engineering it is a structure formed to secure an area from artillery, bombing, or stored explosives.

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1. revetment

   A revetment is a protective structure or embankment, often built along coastlines, rivers, or other bodies of water to prevent erosion damage caused by wave action or flooding. It is typically constructed using materials such as rocks, concrete, or other sturdy substances and is designed to absorb the energy from strong waves or current.

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1. Revetmentverb

   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

2. Etymology: [F. revtement the lining of a ditch, fr. revtir to clothe, L. revestire. See Revest, v. t.]

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1. Revetment

   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 usually built to preserve the existing uses of the shoreline and to protect the slope, as defense against erosion.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revetment

   A sloping wall of brick-work, or any other attainable material, supporting the outer face of the rampart, and lining the side of the ditch.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revetment

   In permanent fortification, is a retaining wall of masonry built for the purpose of holding back the earth of which works are composed. The most ordinary position of revetments is for the escarp and counterscarp of the ditch. The most important of these two is the escarp, which has to hold back the great mass of earth represented by the rampart, parapet, banquette, etc. It is usually of solid brick-work or stone, 5 feet thick at the top, and sloping outwards as it descends (on the ditch side only) to the extent of 1 in 6. Prior to Vauban’s time, the escarp revetment was commonly raised to the top of the parapet; but as in this case the artillery of a besieger played on the top of the wall, and ruined it soon after the siege commenced, that engineer adopted the principle—thenceforth followed—of raising it no higher than the crest of the glacis, or about 7 feet above the natural ground, leaving the parapet above of sloped earth only. When the main ditch is 24 feet deep, the scarp revetment will be about 30 feet high. Additional strength is imparted to the revetment wall by massive buttresses at every 15 feet, called counter-forts, and these again are sometimes connected and strengthened by masonry arches outside the revetment. The revetment forms a terrible barrier to an assaulting party. In field-works temporary revetments may be made of timber, turf, hurdles, or any other materials on hand.

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1. • Barrier

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of revetment in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of revetment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=revetment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revetment
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revetment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revetment
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=revetment
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=revetment
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=revetment