Assertion: revetment | /r/CapableOf | provide protection
Facets:
value: for the upland area behind them
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: While revetments, bulkheads, and seawalls do provide protection for the upland area behind them, they can each reflect waves and erode the beach that fronts them.
text: Revetments may increase erosion immediately seaward and adjacent to the structure (flanking) due to wave reflection while offering no protection to adjacent areas (USACE, 1981).