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revetments
noun
(re-vet-ment)
a facing (as of stone or concrete) to sustain an embankment
revetments
noun
(re-vet-ment)
embankment; especially : a barricade to provide shelter (as against bomb fragments or strafing)
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marl
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watercourses
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tarmacadam
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