rip-rap

British  

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

---

Etymology

Origin of rip-rap

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.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2021

Largemouth bass are fair with purple or red plastic worms and crankbaits in deeper water near docks, rip-rap, and brush piles.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2020

Black bass are fair fishing soft plastics and crankbaits along the rip-rap.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2020

Largemouth bass are good on jerk baits, diving crankbaits, and long plastic worms near submerged structure, cover, and rip-rap.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2020

After thorough inspection and seasoning, they are usually launched in a manner somewhat similar to a boat, are towed into position, sunk in place, and then filled with rip-rap.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Reinforced Concrete Pier Construction by Klapp, Eugene