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• Riprap — also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock or rock armour is rock or other material used to armor shorelines and streambeds against water and sometimes ice erosion. It is normally made from hard rock, commonly granite or concrete rubble recycled… …   Wikipedia

• riprap — [rip′rap΄] n. [echoic redupl. of RAP ] ☆ 1. a foundation or wall made of large chunks of stone thrown together irregularly or loosely, as in water or on a soft bottom ☆ 2. chunks of stone used for this vt. riprapped, riprapping ☆ 1. to make a… …   English World dictionary

• riprap — also rip rap, loose stone thrown down in water or soft ground as foundation, 1822, Amer.Eng., from earlier nautical meaning stretch of rippling water (often caused by underwater elevations), 1660s, probably of imitative origin (Cf. riprap a sharp …   Etymology dictionary

• Riprap — by Gary Snyder (1959)    While Gary Snyder was in Japan, Cid Corman visited from Italy and, with financial support from lawrence ferlinghetti, arranged for the first edition of this book, Snyder’s first published volume of poetry, to be printed… …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

• riprap — n. pile of broken stones used for foundations (in water or on soft grounds) or embankment; foundation made of broken stones put together loosely; stone wall used as a barrier to break the force of waves; material or stones used for riprap v.… …   English contemporary dictionary

• riprap — 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 …   English new terms dictionary

• riprap — /rip rap /, n., v., riprapped, riprapping. n. 1. a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc. 2. a foundation or wall of stones thrown together irregularly. v.t. 3. to construct with or strengthen by stones, either… …   Universalium

• riprap — rip•rap [[t]ˈrɪpˌræp[/t]] n. 1) bui a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc 2) bui a foundation or wall of stones thrown together irregularly • Etymology: 1570–80; gradational redupl. of rap I …   From formal English to slang

• riprap — n. US a collection of loose stone as a foundation for a structure. Etymology: redupl. of RAP(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• Dimension stone — Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in 1827. Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and fabricated (i.e., trimmed, cut, drilled, ground, or other) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture …   Wikipedia

• Crushed stone — 20 millimetre crushed stone, for construction aggregate and landscape uses. Crushed stone or angular rock is a form of construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired… …   Wikipedia