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Definition of Riprap
1. n. A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom.
2. v. t. To form a riprap in or upon.
Definition of Riprap
1. Noun. Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring. ¹
2. Verb. To form a riprap in or upon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riprap
1. to strengthen with a foundation of broken stones [v -RAPPED, -RAPPING, -RAPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riprap
Literary usage of Riprap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1910)
"riprap stone J0.74 Labor filling crib 0.4S Total 11.17 Each laborer averaged 4
... On a small crib near one abutment of the dam, 527 cu. yds. of riprap were ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Sub-aqueous Foundations: Including The Coffer-dam by Charles Evan Fowler (1914)
"riprap rock is used in making rock fills for railroad embankments along the water,
for riprapping such embankments, for forming river dykes, for riprapping ..."
3. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1913)
"Masonry and riprap.—A revetment of dry masonry, or of masonry laid in mortar, is
sometimes ... When riprap is employed the pieces are sometimes placed flat, ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Engineering and Building Foundations: Including Sub by Charles Evan Fowler (1920)
"The preliminary work was begun by picking up the riprap around the foot of the pier
... The bottom of the river, after the riprap had been cleared away, ..."
5. A Practical Treatise on Engineering and Building Foundations: Including Sub by Charles Evan Fowler (1920)
"The preliminary work was begun by picking up the riprap around the foot of the pier
... The bottom of the river, after the riprap had been cleared away, ..."
6. Irrigation Engineering by Arthur Powell Davis, Herbert Michael Wilson (1919)
"All riprap grouted with cement grout or with concrete. Plain riprap.—All riprap
not included in grouted riprap. 55. Description.—riprap will consist of rock ..."
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