Riprap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɪpɹap/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Riprap is a noun meaning An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
Meaning
An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
More Meanings
- To form a riprap in or upon.
- (chiefly Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- ripraps
- rip-rap
- rip rap
- riprapping
- riprapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rock, rip-rap, sea-purse, reef point, rockhopper, reefscape.
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