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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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
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
Steve Price, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The additional work proposed is primarily to install more boulder riprap along the beach to protect the tracks from the ocean waves.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
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
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 31 Dec. 2024.
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