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
Examples of riprap in a Sentence
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David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
The city took drastic measures, protecting the plant with a 425-foot-long embankment of boulders known as riprap.
—Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The rocks, known as riprap, help prevent erosion of the canal bank and improve water flow, Borenstein said.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
The Coast Guard placed riprap and dozens of gabions along the ledges to absorb the force of the breakers, but, as ocean levels have risen and nor’easters intensified, a fault line between the tower’s foot and the foghorn’s generator house has widened.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After the storms of 1998, the city shored up its defenses again; state and federal agencies gave Pacifica $1.5 million to pile riprap at the base of the cliff.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
The experimental program added 8 acres of dunes covering a base of rock riprap and cobble, and planted with native vegetation for stability.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
It can be done by accelerating the evolution of the stream channel to a certain depth and/or width, then lining the channel with riprap, or strategically placed rocks.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
The commission hired a contractor to stabilize banks with riprap.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
Steve Price, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
Noun
Other habitat options include docks, bridges, laydown trees, and riprap banks.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
The city took drastic measures, protecting the plant with a 425-foot-long embankment of boulders known as riprap.
—Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The rocks, known as riprap, help prevent erosion of the canal bank and improve water flow, Borenstein said.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
The Coast Guard placed riprap and dozens of gabions along the ledges to absorb the force of the breakers, but, as ocean levels have risen and nor’easters intensified, a fault line between the tower’s foot and the foghorn’s generator house has widened.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After the storms of 1998, the city shored up its defenses again; state and federal agencies gave Pacifica $1.5 million to pile riprap at the base of the cliff.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
The experimental program added 8 acres of dunes covering a base of rock riprap and cobble, and planted with native vegetation for stability.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
It can be done by accelerating the evolution of the stream channel to a certain depth and/or width, then lining the channel with riprap, or strategically placed rocks.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
The commission hired a contractor to stabilize banks with riprap.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
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 23 Apr. 2024.
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