revet

[ri-vet]

verb (used with object)

revetted, revetting 

1. to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.

revet

/ rɪˈvɛt /

verb

1. to face (a wall or embankment) with stones

Other Word Forms

• unrevetted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of revet¹

1805–15; < French revêtir literally, to reclothe; revest

Word History and Origins

Origin of revet¹

C19: from French revêt , from Old French revestir to reclothe; see _revest

Example Sentences

To secure enough votes, he had to promise hardline conservatives including Mr. Gaetz that he revet to the one-member threshold.

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The Police Regulations, which govern officers' behaviour, will also be changed to allow police officers who fail revetting checks to be dismissed.

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The bunkers were frightening, with players unsure if the ball would settle in the middle or be up against the revetted, sodden walls.

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Greens, mostly long and thin or wide and shallow, are guarded by revetted pot bunkers.

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“If we wanted to do revetted bunkers, this was our only option,” Cochran said.

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