# revetment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/revetment