revetment
noun
re·vet·ment
ri-ˈvet-mənt 
1
: a facing (as of stone or concrete) to sustain an embankment
2
: embankment
especially
: a barricade to provide shelter (as against bomb fragments or strafing)
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Rock revetments, seawalls and other hard structures built on the beach limit public access and can contribute to coastal erosion.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The response to track damage has been both in the form of placing boulders to build up revetments and the construction of containment walls.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025
Promontory Point community group releases studies that support saving limestone steps
The Promontory Point Conservancy released the findings of three studies yesterday showing the limestone revetment at Promontory Point can be preserved and rehabilitated rather than replaced with concrete.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
But the Russians have been scrambling to build revetments at the base, potentially offering some protection for the planes.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The response to track damage has been both in the form of placing boulders to build up revetments and the construction of containment walls.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025
Promontory Point community group releases studies that support saving limestone steps
The Promontory Point Conservancy released the findings of three studies yesterday showing the limestone revetment at Promontory Point can be preserved and rehabilitated rather than replaced with concrete.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
But the Russians have been scrambling to build revetments at the base, potentially offering some protection for the planes.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Revetment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revetment. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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