revet

American  

[ri-vet] / rɪˈvɛt /

verb (used with object)

revetted, revetting

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

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revet British  

/ rɪˈvɛt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• unrevetted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of revet

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

revet revetted revetting

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 Oliver Schoonmaker

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 Ian Hay

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 P. C. Wren

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

They were revetted with hurdles and planks of timber which were kept in position by iron pickets, which were securely wired to anchor pickets driven sideways into the walls of the trench.

From The Story of the "9th King's" in France by Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts

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

The Lyle's Post and Christmas Hill trenches were in sand, and required almost complete revetting.

From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by F. L. Morrison

Gabions are used in forming saps, batteries, blindages, powder-magazines, and in revetting the steep slopes of field-works.

From Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by Henry Wager Halleck

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 Oliver Schoonmaker