Revetment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024259",
  "term": "Revetment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A sloped facing of stone, concrete, etc., built to protect a scarp, embankment, or shore structure against erosion by wave action or currents.\n\n2. Sloped facing of stone, concrete, etc., built to protect a scarp, embankment, or shore structure against erosion by wave action or currents.\n\n3. A facing of stone, concrete, and the like, built to protect a scarp, embankment, or shore structure against erosion by wave action or currents.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/revetment/"
}