riprap
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
a foundation or wall of stones thrown together irregularly.
to construct with or strengthen by stones, either loose or fastened with mortar.
Origin of riprap
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How to use riprap in a sentence
If you’re looking to hike, visit the riprap area, which has three trails with stunning views of Old Rag Mountain.
The outer slope is protected with riprap, composed of large bowlders.
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 Warnerriprap holds dissolving banks, and overhanging trees are cut away.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi | George Byron MerrickThe riprap was merely a skin on each face, with loose spawls mixed with the earth.
British Dictionary definitions for rip-rap
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
Origin of rip-rap
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