Revetting

Revetting
Revet Re*vet" (r[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revetted};p. pr. & vb. n. {Revetting}.] [See {Revetment}.] (Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material. [1913 Webster]

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