A facing of stone, cement, sandbags, or other stable material used to protect a wall or bank of earth from erosion
Usually a mound or wall of earth, masonry, timber, sandbags, or other suitable material erected as a protection for aircraft against small arms or artillery fire, bomb splinters, or blast
Material such as blocks of sod, trunks of small trees (pole revetting), or horizontally placed boards used to support the earthen walls on the interior of a field fortification Pole revetting was the preferred choice
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
(1) A facing of STONE, concrete, etc , to protect an EMBANKMENT, or shore structure, against EROSION by WAVE action or currents (2) A retaining wall (3) (SMP) Facing of STONE, concrete, etc , built to protect a SCARP, EMBANKMENT or shore structure against EROSION by WAVES of CURRENTS
A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment
A wall of concrete, earth, sandbags, or the like installed for protection, as against the blast of exploding fuel during a rocket abort
Facing of stone, wood or any other materials placed on a bank as protection against wave action or current
Facing of stone or other material either permanent or temporary, placed along the edge of a body of water to stabilize the bank and/or protect it from erosion
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment a barrier against explosives
Facing of stone or other material, either permanent or temporary, placed along the edge of a stream to stabilize the bank and to protect it from the erosive action of the stream
A retaining wall of masonry built for the purpose of holding back the earth of which the works are composed, e g , for the scarp and counterscarp
{i} embankment, large mound or wall used to as a levee or supporting wall; cement or stone facing of an embankment
a surface of stone or other building material added for strength to a wall that holds back loose earth, water etc (revêtement, from revêtir )
A retaining fence or wall of stone, timber or turf to support a slope or a rampart, and to prevent slipping