Bible Dictionaries
Revetment

Webster's Dictionary

(v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Revetment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/revetment.html. 1828.