riprap

[ rip-rap ]

/ ˈrɪpˌræp /

noun

a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.

a foundation or wall of stones thrown together irregularly.

verb (used with object), rip·rapped, rip·rap·ping.

to construct with or strengthen by stones, either loose or fastened with mortar.

Origin of riprap

First recorded in 1570–80; gradational reduplication of rap¹

Words nearby riprap

ripplegrass, ripple mark, rippler, ripplet, ripply, riprap, rip-roaring, ripsaw, ripsnorter, ripstop nylon, riptide

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Example sentences from the Web for riprap

The riprap was merely a skin on each face, with loose spawls mixed with the earth.
The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror|Various
The outer slope is protected with riprap, composed of large bowlders.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883|Various
The shore below the landing is a line of broken, ragged, slimy rocks, as if they had been dumped there for a riprap wall.
Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner
Riprap holds dissolving banks, and overhanging trees are cut away.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi|George Byron Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for riprap

rip-rap

noun

civil engineering broken stones loosely deposited in water or on a soft bottom to provide a foundation and protect a riverbed or river banks from scour: used for revetments, embankments, breakwaters, etc

Word Origin for rip-rap

C19: reduplication of rap 1

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单词	riprap
释义	riprap [ rip-rap ] / ˈrɪpˌræp / noun a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc. a foundation or wall of stones thrown together irregularly. verb (used with object), rip·rapped, rip·rap·ping. to construct with or strengthen by stones, either loose or fastened with mortar. Origin of riprap First recorded in 1570–80; gradational reduplication of rap¹ Words nearby riprap ripplegrass, ripple mark, rippler, ripplet, ripply, riprap, rip-roaring, ripsaw, ripsnorter, ripstop nylon, riptide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for riprap The riprap was merely a skin on each face, with loose spawls mixed with the earth. The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror\|Various The outer slope is protected with riprap, composed of large bowlders. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883\|Various The shore below the landing is a line of broken, ragged, slimy rocks, as if they had been dumped there for a riprap wall. Their Pilgrimage\|Charles Dudley Warner Riprap holds dissolving banks, and overhanging trees are cut away. Old Times on the Upper Mississippi\|George Byron Merrick British Dictionary definitions for riprap rip-rap noun civil engineering broken stones loosely deposited in water or on a soft bottom to provide a foundation and protect a riverbed or river banks from scour: used for revetments, embankments, breakwaters, etc Word Origin for rip-rap C19: reduplication of rap 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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