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rip-rap
noun
- civil engineering broken stones loosely deposited in water or on a soft bottom to provide a foundation and protect a riverbed or river banks from scour: used for revetments, embankments, breakwaters, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rip-rap1
C19: reduplication of rap 1
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Example Sentences
The heavy masonry bulkhead was supported on piles and rip-rap, as shown in Fig. 18.
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When the shield had traveled 25 ft. through the rip-rap, the piles which support the bulkhead were met.
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To such a torrent the natural rip-rap opposed a very slight obstacle.
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"But I rather have the fairy shoemaker, with his 'tip tap, rip rap';" laughing.
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Want to rip-rap the outer edge of this water hole, so the bank will not cave in and undo all our work!
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