revetment

n. 护墙, 障壁, 护岸

发音

US /ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/

词形变化

revetments 复数 revetments

别名

revetement revêtement

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.

  2. 2.

    An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.

  3. 3.

    An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

revetement

上位词 3

facing barrier cladding

整体词 1

embankment

词源

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

来源：wiktionary