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Word: Revet
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French revêtir, from late Latin revestire, from re- ‘again’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’)
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Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈvɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cover (a rampart, wall, etc.) with masonry, especially in fortification
Short Definition:face (rampart, wall, etc.) with masonry
Examples:- the steep slopes are revetted with drystone walling
- sandbagged and revetted trenches
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