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ripraps

ripraps is the plural of riprap.

Meaning of riprap

Noun

riprap (countable and uncountable, plural ripraps)

  1. 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
  2. (Canada, US) Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.

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Questions about ripraps

What is ripraps the plural of?
Ripraps is the plural of riprap.

Words near ripraps in the dictionary

  1. rippy
  2. Rippys
  3. riprap
  4. riprapped
  5. riprapping
  6. ripraps
  7. ripretinib
  8. riproarious
  9. riproximin
  10. rips
  11. rips a page out of someone's book

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