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Added 10 October 2026

revetment

/ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/ noun

Latin root: revestire Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about revetment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

Origin

From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”).

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