revetment

Meaning

Noun

• A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
• An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
• An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

Origin

• From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + vestire.