rip-rap

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of rip-rap¹

C19: reduplication of _rap ¹

Example Sentences

Largemouth bass are good with spinners, pumpkin brush hogs, finesse jigs, and shad like suspended jerk baits near docks, rip-rap, brush and brush piles.

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Largemouth bass are good with spinners, brush hogs, finesse jigs, and shad like suspended jerk baits near docks, rip-rap, brush, and brush piles.

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Largemouth bass are good with white and blue spinners, orange brush hogs, finesse jigs, and suspended jerk baits near docks, rip-rap, brush, and brush piles.

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Largemouth bass are good with red or brown Texas-rigged plastic worms, white spinners, and crankbaits near docks, rip-rap, brush and brush piles.

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Largemouth bass are good with purple or dark-blue finesse worms, white spinners, and medium-sized crankbaits near docks, rip-rap, brush and brush piles.

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