What does riprap mean?
Riprap means An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping..
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/ˈɹɪpɹap/ · noun
An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping..
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.
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Riprap means An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping..
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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.
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