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  • noun

Synonyms for revetment

nouna barrier against explosives

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nouna facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

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'With the taller and sturdier concrete revetment along Tullahan River, residents near the area are assured that the inundation of flooding and soil erosion along the riverbanks will be avoided in case of heavy rains, preventing damages to properties and loss of lives,' Navarro said.
Residences at Revetment range from studio to three bedrooms and start at $2,100.
Parker will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for revetment work and overseeing maintenance of the MSU.
Others are ineligible to build revetments because they did not have a house on the land before 1978, when the state Wetlands Protection Act was implemented.
Rock revetment is a form of coastal defence achieved by placing the rocks inland so that the land may be protected against powerful waves.
Since being established in 2004, Medco completed the Pearl Qatar project and the New Doha Airport Reclamation and Rock Revetment project (both in Qatar), the Al Raha Beach project for Aldar Properties, dredging works for the Ruwais Sulphur Terminal extension for Takreer, the Aldar Yas Island tunnel trenching and channel deepening, dredging of the new Khalifa Port and dredging of the Ras Ghanada/Al Sadr to Taweelah channels (all in Abu Dhabi) and dredging of the Al Marjan Islands in Ras Al Khaimah.
Details : Rock revetment works at North Bahrain New Town.
The Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing stream bank maintenance work along Wissahickon Creek at the former Ambler Asbestos Piles Superfund Site in Pennsylvania, to control erosion around a concrete revetment that is designed to reduce the effects of water flowing in the stream.
FA-18D was taxing during daylight into a hardened revetment to park.
Per Aarsleff's part of the DKK430m project is worth some DKK200m, and covers construction of a 800 metres of quay wall, as well as revetment work.
"They also suggested that an extension to the existing rock revetment could be used to control erosion further.
The county engineer said that a rock revetment would be necessary along that stretch to save the road during future floods.
Bulkheads and revetment structures are the most common site design elements to stabilize shorelines for new development.
A 10-metre wide promenade and stepped revetment would provide improved access to the beach and prevent flooding while a rock revetment at Rhych Point would help prevent further erosion.