1
: a foundation or sustaining wall of stones or chunks of concrete thrown together without order (as in deep water)
also
: a layer of this or similar material on an embankment slope to prevent erosion
2
: material used for riprap
riprapped; riprapping; ripraps
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Part of shoreline protection could involve laying out riprap — stacks of large rocks to absorb the shock from the water — along A.B. Ford Park in an area where the seawall is compromised, Johnson said.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Steve Price, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Its anthology of New York’s 520 miles of varied shoreline — sandy beach, spongy wetland, wave-diffusing riprap, elevated piers — can mitigate floods and, equally important, survive them.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Part of shoreline protection could involve laying out riprap — stacks of large rocks to absorb the shock from the water — along A.B. Ford Park in an area where the seawall is compromised, Johnson said.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
Crank rocks and riprap for staging bass.
—Steve Price, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Riprap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riprap. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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