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

So despite the Shannon report’s recommendations, the 1950s ended without anything being done — no drainage, no revetment, no relocation of the river.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2014

In the early morning, after riding round the south-east end of the valley, we passed by the lake Seligun or Albolaki, banked up by a revetment of rude masonry.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)