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REVETEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does revetement mean?
• REVETEMENT (noun)
The noun REVETEMENT has 1 sense:
1. a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
Familiarity information: REVETEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
revetement; revetment; stone facing
Hypernyms ("revetement" is a kind of...):
cladding; facing (a protective covering that protects the outside of a building)
Holonyms ("revetement" is a part of...):
embankment (a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection)
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