revet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb construct a revetment
  2. verb face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain
    • face an embankment

WordNet

Re*vet" transitive verb
Etymology
See Revetment.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Revetted;present participle & verbal noun Revetting
Definitions
  1. (Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.

Webster 1913