REVETMENT Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word revetment. (close relations)
Definition of REVETMENT
revetments
Best Alternative Words for REVETMENT
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bank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) • a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities • a long ridge or pile • an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers • a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) • the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home • a building in which the business of banking is transacted • a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) verb • tip laterally • enclose with a bank • do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank • act as the banker in a game or in gambling • be in the banking business • put into a bank account • cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning • have faith or confidence in | ||||||||
barrier | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure or object that impedes free movement • any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective • anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access | ||||||||
bulwark | nounn | |||||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes • a fencelike structure around a deck • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • defend with a bulwark | ||||||||
embankment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||||||||
rampart | nounn | |||||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | ||||||||
retaining wall | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) | ||||||||
revetement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment | ||||||||
stone facing | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |