riprap


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
riprap /ˈrɪprap/ N. Amer.
noun loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure. verb (ripraps, riprapping, riprapped) strengthen with riprap.
– origin C19: reduplication of rap1.
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