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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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
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
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
Near the lines they had to leave the roads for the shelter of some communication trench or deep cut in the mud, revetted at the sides with wire to hinder it from 23collapsing inwards.
From The Old Front Line by John Masefield
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 men were very quick about getting down, and after the first night they were practically working in safety for the remaining four or five days necessary to complete the sandbag revetting.
From The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by David Douglas Ogilvie
There is nothing more important than the supports used to keep revetting in place.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
The model trenches with the latest improvements in plan, revetting, gun-emplacements, sally-ports, and the rest, spread through the sandy soil; the musketry ranges, bombing and bayonet schools are of the most recent and efficient type.
From The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend by Joseph Hodges Choate
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