Associations to the word «Revetment»

Wiktionary

REVETMENT, noun. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
REVETMENT, noun. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

Dictionary definition

REVETMENT, noun. A barrier against explosives.
REVETMENT, noun. A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats