REVETTED

REVET

revet

(verb) face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; “face an embankment”

revet

(verb) construct a revetment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

revetted

simple past tense and past participle of revet

Source: Wiktionary


REVET

Re*vet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revetted;p. pr. & vb. n. Revetting.] Etym: [See Revetment.] (Mil. & Civil Engineering)

Definition: To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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