🪨 A stone barrier 🪨 To cover with stones

to riprap

1 8.1

To cover a shore or bank with large stones to stop erosion

verb
/ˈrɪpˌræp/

Specialized

: riprap

To stop the hillside from eroding, the construction crew will riprap the slope this week.

Examples

The engineers decided to riprap the riverbank to prevent further damage from flooding.
They will riprap the riverbank next week.
After the storm, workers riprapped the shoreline to protect the houses nearby.
The workers riprapped the shoreline yesterday.
The construction crew plans to riprap the riverbanks to prevent further erosion during the rainy season.
Engineers decided to riprap the coastline with large boulders to protect the beach from strong waves.
To stabilize the hillside, workers will riprap the slope with large stones that can withstand heavy rainfall.

Synonyms

to revet

vsto riprap

Specialized

1 9.9

To cover a river bank or wall with hard material like stone to make it stronger

uses large loose stones specifically to stop erosion on banks or slopes

Surface Forms

riprap infinitive

riprapped past

riprapped past participle

riprapping present participle

ripraps third person singular

Etymology

The verb riprap comes from the same noun for a 'heap of broken stone', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'putting a pile of rocks' along a river or coast. To riprap a bank is to cover it with those stones to stop the land from washing away.