riprap

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When the riprap washes away, the underside of the wall is susceptible to erosion.

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  1. noun A loose assemblage of broken stones erected in water or on soft ground as a foundation.
  2. noun The broken stones used for such a foundation.
  3. transitive verb To construct a riprap in or on.
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  • … It's the kind of rock that is used as riprap - piles of rock used for erosion control. —  BYU NewsNet : Home
  • What the citizens gathered in protest on Saturday and the many at home who agree with them have neglected to acknowledge is that the "riprap" rock in question could be put to good use for the people of Provo. —  BYU NewsNet : Home
  • The riprap is not done, but the National Guard returns for a couple days, he said "around Sept. 13, 14 or 15" and will do more work. —  seMissourian.com Headlines
  • Serious fishermen go with extra long-handled nets for the riprap.
  • Doyle said the levee sustained minor damage, with the storm blowing riprap - the rock at the base of the levee - as much as 6 feet up the levee bank. —  The Daily News - News
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  1. Reduplication of rap1.

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  1. Usually in plural (orig. apparently singular) ripraps; apparently from Danish rips-raps, riffraff, rubbish, refuse, a form prob. due to the same source as English riffraff: see riffraff.
 

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/ˈrɪpræp/
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