revetment

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As part of efforts to defend the castle 5,000 tonnes of granite boulders have been put in place to form a barrier, or "revetment".

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022

Trout fishing has been excellent drifting the south revetment wall on shrimp.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2020

The golf cart bounces onto the beach at the base of the northern revetment, and Duffy likes what he sees.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2017

A stone revetment wall provides a barrier to the shore.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2017

On the southern side of the parade ground the revetment wall was cut through by a road which ran towards Upper Egypt along the foot of the Libyan chain.

From The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt by Sumichrast, Frederick C. de (Frederick Caesar de)