revetment
a facing of masonry or the like, especially for protecting an embankment.
an ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
Origin of revetment
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How to use revetment in a sentence
It’s not legal, for instance, to pour concrete between the boulders of a revetment, yet concrete-reinforced boulder walls are a common sight along the beach.
Oceanside Seawall Dispute Hints at Looming Decisions Over Sea-Level Rise | MacKenzie Elmer | June 17, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoSo we have a history of allowing homeowners to essentially make repairs to their revetment as long as they’re following certain guidelines.
Oceanside Seawall Dispute Hints at Looming Decisions Over Sea-Level Rise | MacKenzie Elmer | June 17, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoBorrego estimates homeowners now submit about six requests for revetment repair a year, which is “a lot from a historical standpoint,” he said.
Oceanside Seawall Dispute Hints at Looming Decisions Over Sea-Level Rise | MacKenzie Elmer | June 17, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoJonathan Borrego, Oceanside’s deputy city manager, said city law written in the 1980s allows property owners to do certain types of repair work to their boulder walls – called revetments – without having to get a coastal development permit.
Oceanside Seawall Dispute Hints at Looming Decisions Over Sea-Level Rise | MacKenzie Elmer | June 17, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIn a March 3 email to the Coastal Commission, Oceanside principal planner Russ Cunningham said the city OK’d repair to a revetment, or boulder wall, and adding sand to the beach in the 1200 block of South Pacific Street.
The best arrangement, which is ascribed to Albert Drer, was the “counter-arched revetment.”
The section through the face of the bastion shows a demi-revetment with wide berm, and a hedge as an additional obstacle.
The escarp is falling into disfavour, on account of the great expense of a revetment that can withstand breaching fire.
The revetment differed mainly in the care which had been bestowed upon it, and consisted mostly of reeds, grass, &c.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 | Charles RoyleThe marble revetment of the narthex is a splendid specimen of that style of decoration.
Constantinople painted by Warwick Goble | Alexander Van Millingen
British Dictionary definitions for revetment
/ (rɪˈvɛtmənt) /
a facing of stones, sandbags, etc, to protect a wall, embankment, or earthworks
another name for retaining wall
Origin of revetment
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