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‖ revêtement|rəvɛtmɑ̃| Also revetement. [F. revêtement:—OF. revestiment, = Sp. revestimiento, Pg. -mento, It. rivestimento: see prec. and -ment.] 1. Fortif. = revetment 1.
1771Encycl. Brit. II. 620/1 s.v. Fortification, To prevent the earth of the parapet (which seldom has any revetement [1779 revetment]) from falling into the ditch. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. II. 163 Having only a rampart, with a revetement flanked with redans. 1804Wellington in Gurw. Desp. (1835) III. 277, I am inclined to be of opinion..that the revêtement would not bear those pieces of a heavy calibre. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 443/2 A massive envelope,..formed of earth with thick masonry revêtements both in front and in rear. 2. Civil Engin. = revetment 2.
1838Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. I. 380/2 In the backing of retaining-walls, revetements, &c., it [sc. concrete] may..be advantageously applied. 1886Daily News 10 Dec. 3/4 The sea was yesterday..breaking over the revetements and pier in great quantities. 3. Arch. = revetment 3.
1839Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 244/1 The stone for the revêtement, or casing of the exterior [of the pyramid],..is a compact limestone. 1888New Princeton Rev. V. 141 The absence of any fragments of columns, friezes, cornices, etc. (except terra-cotta revetements), confirms the theory that the Etruscan temple was built of wood. 4. attrib., as revêtement wall.
1828J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner (ed. 2) 351 The manner of determining the strength of revêtement walls. 1889Harper's Mag. June 92/1 Back of all this rises a stone revetement wall supporting the river street. |