revetment
re·vet·ment
noun
1.
a barrier against explosives
2.
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
Origin
From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”).
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