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Revetted

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.

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revetted

vb. (en-past of: revet)

WordNet
revet

  1. v. construct a revetment

  2. face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment"

  3. [also: revetting, revetted]

revetted

See revet

Usage examples of "revetted".

That's revetted with granite, by the way, like the rest of the damned place.

That was either a canal or a stream that had been straightened, revetted, and maintained for years, maybe eons.