riprap
UK/ˈɹɪpɹap/
riprap noun: an underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
Noun
riprap (countable and uncountable, plural ripraps)
- An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
- They hold on, spray flying, the ceaseless racket of water impacting on rock all but swallowing them, the river pitching dizzily, snags and riprap raking like claws at the bottom of the boat.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 423
- Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.
Verb
riprap (third-person singular simple present ripraps, present participle riprapping, simple past and past participle riprapped)
- To form a riprap in or upon.
riprap meaning in Bengali
riprap in Bengali
- বাঁধ শক্ত করতে, ক্ষয় রোধ করতে
Forms of riprap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ripraps |
| alternative form | rip-rap |
| alternative form | rip rap |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ripraps |
| present participle | riprapping |
| past participle | riprapped |
| past | riprapped |
Origin of riprap
Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”).
Questions about riprap
- What does riprap mean?
- Riprap means an underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.
- What is riprap in Bengali?
- Riprap in Bengali is বাঁধ শক্ত করতে, ক্ষয় রোধ করতে. See Riprap meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is riprap?
- Riprap can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce riprap?
- Riprap is pronounced /ˈɹɪpɹap/ (UK).
- What is the plural of riprap?
- The plural of riprap is ripraps.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: riprap (page history and authors); riprap (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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