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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment;
[syn: revetment, revetement, stone facing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Revetment \Re*vet"ment\, n. [F. rev[^e]tement the lining of a ditch, fr. rev[^e]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See Revest, v. t.] (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 rev[^e]tement.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

revetement n 1: a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment [syn: revetment, revetement, stone facing]