riprap
Pronunciations
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/ˈɹɪpɹap/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Noun
An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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More examples (1)
They hold on, spray flying, the ceaseless racket of water impacting on rock all but swallowing them, the river pitching dizzily, snags and riprap raking like claws at the bottom of the boat.
Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
Verb
To form a riprap in or upon.
Word forms
riprapsrip-raprip rapriprapsriprappingriprappedriprapped