"revetment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/ Forms: revetments [plural]
Etymology: From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|revêtement}} French revêtement, {{der|en|fro|revestiment}} Old French revestiment, {{uder|en|LL.|revestire||to clothe again}} Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), {{uder|en|la|re-}} Latin re- Head templates: {{en-noun}} revetment (plural revetments)
  1. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment. Translations (layer of hard material supporting the side of an embankment): Deckwerk [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-revetment-en-noun-u60e~BAa Disambiguation of 'layer of hard material supporting the side of an embankment': 94 3 2
  2. An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc. Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-revetment-en-noun-WhbPdZLR Disambiguation of Buildings: 10 58 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 74 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 72 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 67 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 69 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 83 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 61 29
  3. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.
    Sense id: en-revetment-en-noun-F3QXxV~f

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