How to Use revetment in a Sentence

revetment

noun

• Ultimately though, a new revetment will need to be built in these two spots.
  — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• Also, structures such as the revetment have been shown to reduce the amount of sand on the beach.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
• The river made short work of these early revetments, tearing them up within a few years.
  — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, 15 June 2019
• The revetment process is taking longer than planned due to Covid-19 shutdowns.
  — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2020
• Modern revetments, made of concrete blocks bound with wire, are rolled out like sleeping bags along the river’s sides.
  — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, 15 June 2019
• Each revetment appears capable of holding at least one fighter jet.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
• In addition to installing the anchors, work crews have added more boulders to the rock revetment on the beach at the base of the slope.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
• At high tide, waves crash against rock revetments along much of the city, leaving no dry beach left to walk on south of Tyson Street.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2019
• At high tide, the surf crashes on rock revetments protecting seaside homes in most of south Oceanside.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
• The first bank protections, known as revetments, were woven willow and lumber frameworks.
  — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, 15 June 2019
• The home is perched on a 70-foot-high bluff that is protected by a rock revetment to protect the shoreline from coastal erosion.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
• Also, the property owners should be required to mitigate for beach sand lost because of the revetment.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2022
• To prevent flood damage to adjacent properties and avoid alarming the neighbors, most of the dikes and revetments have been left in place.
  — Bennett Hall, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
• The agency has fortified the rock revetment along the beach with more boulders and is installing ground anchors there to stabilize the slope on the shore side of the tracks.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
• Our Beaches criticized the agency Monday for building the wall of anchors and the rock revetment.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Armoring the coast by building seawalls, pilings and rock revetments is another strategy for adapting to sea-level rise.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2019
• Kristen Dahle of the Army Corps of Engineers said the new seawall consists of a steel sheet pile fronted by a large stone revetment.
  — Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Native grasses will be planted to maintain the slope plus a stone revetment wall will protect the shoreline from wave action while also offering a path for people to step down to the water.
  — Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
• No seawalls or devices such as a rock revetment to protect the building from the ocean will be allowed on the property, which Krammer said was some satisfaction.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2022
• For now, engineers are continuing to design the first segment of the revetment stretching from the airport, planning the height and composition of the wall.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
• Like all of South Oceanside’s beaches, the shoreline is badly eroded and the revetment protects private property from high tides, big surf and storm surges.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• Other improvements include adding to the existing revetment; installing a stormwater and drainage system; and building stairs from the public parking area to the walkway.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2021
• The Coastal Commission generally frowns upon seawalls, revetments and groins.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019
• Instead, Reid exited the trail northwest of the aquarium, taking a path to the lowest level of concrete revetment that encircles the beaux arts building.
  — John Greenfield, Chicago Reader, 13 Sep. 2017
• In doing the revetment (fortification) project, crews brought in additional stone to help secure the pumping station from strong waves, officials explained.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• Levees and revetments, the reinforcements lining the banks, prevent the Mississippi from scouring its sides or gouging out sections of its floodplain.
  — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, 15 June 2019
• To make sure the wall preserves access to traditional activities, engineers are designing the revetment with access points such as walkways and openings for boat launches.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
• Brady and its subcontractors are doing a harbor-wide inspection of docks, ramps and other facilities, including the rock revetment around the harbor perimeter, and many of them need repairs.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2021
• The Orange County Transportation Authority has built a rock revetment and is installing ground anchors to stop the landslide.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023