REVETTING

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

revetting

present participle of revet

Anagrams

• vignetter

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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