Definition of riprap in English:

riprap

noun ˈrɪprapˈrɪpræp

mass nounNorth American

Loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure.
the rock was used extensively for ballast and riprap
as modifier a riprap breakwater
Example sentencesExamples
- However, during installation of riprap or other bank stabilization projects any remaining trees or shrubs were usually removed, and there was little evidence of attempts to re-establish wood or shrub riparian vegetation.
- Students should be prepared for the often hard and dirty work of manhandling nature - removing invasive plants, digging up drainage tile, placing riprap along streambeds.
- The group launched a three-year study that aims to plant trees, stabilize stream banks with vegetation and riprap, and build sediment ponds.
- A rock and log structure was placed within the riprap and willow structures to improve instream habitat for fish.
- Can drainage ditches be stabilized against erosion by installing riprap or a rolled erosion control product immediately after they have been developed?
- Unchecked erosion also fills riprap channels with silt and reduces the storage capacity of detention ponds via sediment deposits.
- Both the pool and its protective lining of stone riprap must be properly sized.
- He recycles the material as a replacement for riprap in lining drainage channels or protecting streambanks from erosion.
- The status quo conditions depend on the continued existence of riprap and seawalls, which in turn result in an unchanged distribution of beach conditions.
- Therefore, the texture of the bottoms of channels should be made rough with vegetation or riprap, and outlet structures should be properly designed with energy dissipaters.
- The job, located in an established, upscale residential development, required reshaping 150 ft of the eroded banks of a creek and armoring the site with riprap.

verbripraps, riprapped, riprapping ˈrɪprapˈrɪpræp

[with object]North American

Strengthen with riprap.
incentives to keep landowners from riprapping riverbanks
Example sentencesExamples
- A creek near the back of the house was riprapped with large chunks of sidewalk that were jackhammered out
- A large section of streambank was riprapped to prevent the landowner's septic system and 20 feet of severely slumping shoreline from washing into the brook.

Origin

Mid 19th century: reduplication of rap¹.

Definition of riprap in US English:

riprap

nounˈrɪpræpˈriprap

North American

Loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure.
the rock was used extensively for ballast and riprap
as modifier a riprap breakwater
Example sentencesExamples
- Can drainage ditches be stabilized against erosion by installing riprap or a rolled erosion control product immediately after they have been developed?
- The job, located in an established, upscale residential development, required reshaping 150 ft of the eroded banks of a creek and armoring the site with riprap.
- Students should be prepared for the often hard and dirty work of manhandling nature - removing invasive plants, digging up drainage tile, placing riprap along streambeds.
- The status quo conditions depend on the continued existence of riprap and seawalls, which in turn result in an unchanged distribution of beach conditions.
- A rock and log structure was placed within the riprap and willow structures to improve instream habitat for fish.
- Therefore, the texture of the bottoms of channels should be made rough with vegetation or riprap, and outlet structures should be properly designed with energy dissipaters.
- However, during installation of riprap or other bank stabilization projects any remaining trees or shrubs were usually removed, and there was little evidence of attempts to re-establish wood or shrub riparian vegetation.
- Unchecked erosion also fills riprap channels with silt and reduces the storage capacity of detention ponds via sediment deposits.
- Both the pool and its protective lining of stone riprap must be properly sized.
- He recycles the material as a replacement for riprap in lining drainage channels or protecting streambanks from erosion.
- The group launched a three-year study that aims to plant trees, stabilize stream banks with vegetation and riprap, and build sediment ponds.

verbˈrɪpræpˈriprap

[with object]North American

Strengthen with riprap.
incentives to keep landowners from riprapping riverbanks
Example sentencesExamples
- A creek near the back of the house was riprapped with large chunks of sidewalk that were jackhammered out
- A large section of streambank was riprapped to prevent the landowner's septic system and 20 feet of severely slumping shoreline from washing into the brook.

Origin

Mid 19th century: reduplication of rap.

单词	riprap
释义	Definition of riprap in English: riprap noun ˈrɪprapˈrɪpræp mass nounNorth American Loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure. the rock was used extensively for ballast and riprap as modifier a riprap breakwater Example sentencesExamples However, during installation of riprap or other bank stabilization projects any remaining trees or shrubs were usually removed, and there was little evidence of attempts to re-establish wood or shrub riparian vegetation. Students should be prepared for the often hard and dirty work of manhandling nature - removing invasive plants, digging up drainage tile, placing riprap along streambeds. The group launched a three-year study that aims to plant trees, stabilize stream banks with vegetation and riprap, and build sediment ponds. A rock and log structure was placed within the riprap and willow structures to improve instream habitat for fish. Can drainage ditches be stabilized against erosion by installing riprap or a rolled erosion control product immediately after they have been developed? Unchecked erosion also fills riprap channels with silt and reduces the storage capacity of detention ponds via sediment deposits. Both the pool and its protective lining of stone riprap must be properly sized. He recycles the material as a replacement for riprap in lining drainage channels or protecting streambanks from erosion. The status quo conditions depend on the continued existence of riprap and seawalls, which in turn result in an unchanged distribution of beach conditions. Therefore, the texture of the bottoms of channels should be made rough with vegetation or riprap, and outlet structures should be properly designed with energy dissipaters. The job, located in an established, upscale residential development, required reshaping 150 ft of the eroded banks of a creek and armoring the site with riprap. verbripraps, riprapped, riprapping ˈrɪprapˈrɪpræp [with object]North American Strengthen with riprap. incentives to keep landowners from riprapping riverbanks Example sentencesExamples A creek near the back of the house was riprapped with large chunks of sidewalk that were jackhammered out A large section of streambank was riprapped to prevent the landowner's septic system and 20 feet of severely slumping shoreline from washing into the brook. Origin Mid 19th century: reduplication of rap¹. Definition of riprap in US English: riprap nounˈrɪpræpˈriprap North American Loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure. the rock was used extensively for ballast and riprap as modifier a riprap breakwater Example sentencesExamples Can drainage ditches be stabilized against erosion by installing riprap or a rolled erosion control product immediately after they have been developed? The job, located in an established, upscale residential development, required reshaping 150 ft of the eroded banks of a creek and armoring the site with riprap. Students should be prepared for the often hard and dirty work of manhandling nature - removing invasive plants, digging up drainage tile, placing riprap along streambeds. The status quo conditions depend on the continued existence of riprap and seawalls, which in turn result in an unchanged distribution of beach conditions. A rock and log structure was placed within the riprap and willow structures to improve instream habitat for fish. Therefore, the texture of the bottoms of channels should be made rough with vegetation or riprap, and outlet structures should be properly designed with energy dissipaters. However, during installation of riprap or other bank stabilization projects any remaining trees or shrubs were usually removed, and there was little evidence of attempts to re-establish wood or shrub riparian vegetation. Unchecked erosion also fills riprap channels with silt and reduces the storage capacity of detention ponds via sediment deposits. Both the pool and its protective lining of stone riprap must be properly sized. He recycles the material as a replacement for riprap in lining drainage channels or protecting streambanks from erosion. The group launched a three-year study that aims to plant trees, stabilize stream banks with vegetation and riprap, and build sediment ponds. verbˈrɪpræpˈriprap [with object]North American Strengthen with riprap. incentives to keep landowners from riprapping riverbanks Example sentencesExamples A creek near the back of the house was riprapped with large chunks of sidewalk that were jackhammered out A large section of streambank was riprapped to prevent the landowner's septic system and 20 feet of severely slumping shoreline from washing into the brook. Origin Mid 19th century: reduplication of rap.
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