revet
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of revet
1805–15; < French revêtir literally, to reclothe; cf. revest
Example Sentences
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You can revet your trench parapet with it if you like—or give it to the Wadegos to poison their arrows with.
From Cupid in Africa by Wren, P. C.
Always dig to full depth before beginning to revet, as it is impossible to dig deeper afterwards without loosening the revetting.
From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver
Even if you revet the trenches, it is not easy to drain them.
From All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
He continued, “That’s the nature of modern film franchises: market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified until they’re ready for consumption.”
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
The bunkers were frightening, with players unsure if the ball would settle in the middle or be up against the revetted, sodden walls.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
In April, Almaz said that despite a track record dating to 2008, it was getting revetted by Silicon Valley Bank.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
However, a similar FoI request by File on 4 in May this year found more than 650 Met Police officers and staff had not been revetted to the 2006 guidelines.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2021
When trenches are to be occupied for any length of time, they must be revetted.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
The Police Regulations, which govern officers' behaviour, will also be changed to allow police officers who fail revetting checks to be dismissed.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
Then I took a boat trip on the municipal water gardens and noticed that the canal banks were held up by wooden revetting, just like the trenches.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012
Then there are various indents to fill up—scrawled on a wobbly writing-block with a blunt indelible pencil by the light of a guttering candle—for ammunition, and sandbags, and revetting material.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
There is nothing more important than the supports used to keep revetting in place.
From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver
The trenches were at least six feet deep and excavated in a kind of conglomerate, which needed very little revetting and was a good bullet or splinter stopper.
From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Collett, Herbert Brayley
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