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单词 revetted
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revettedadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈvɛtᵻd/, U.S. /rəˈvɛdəd/, /riˈvɛdəd/
Forms: 1700s– reveted, 1800s– revetted.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: revet v.1, -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < revet v.1 + -ed suffix1, after French revêtu (see revested adj.). Compare earlier revested adj.
Provided with a revetment; fortified or faced with masonry or some other hard material.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [adjective] > faced with stone
revested1684
revetted1751
demi-revetted1857
1751 C. Bisset Theory & Constr. Fortif. i. i. 2 The Outworks of this Method consist of a Ravelin, and two large reveted Lunettes in the covered Way.
1785 C. M'Kinnon Ess. 130 (heading) Observations on Fortifications with Reveted Ditches.
1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 423/1 The retrenchment may be in the form of a front of fortification with a revetted scarp and counterscarp.
1888 H. D. Hutchinson Field Fortif. (ed. 2) 47 There being an embrasure with revetted cheeks in each gun-portion.
1910 Westm. Gaz. 16 Apr. 12/1 The road has been constructed on a revetted embankment immediately above the bed of the stream.
1955 P. A. Crowl & E. G. Love Seizure Gilberts & Marshalls 74 Weapons were mounted in..emplacements of..reinforced concrete..and revetted sand.
1991 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 Feb. a16 Various types of supplies, some of which we can see because they are in..open and reveted areas.
2002 Hist. Scotl. Jan. 18/2 The revetted ditch sump..[is] indicative of Roman work.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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