riprap in English
noun
1
loose stone used to form a foundation for a breakwater or other structure.
Both the pool and its protective lining of stone riprap must be properly sized.
verb
1
strengthen with riprap.
A creek near the back of the house was riprapped with large chunks of sidewalk that were jackhammered out
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1. Riprap and other Countermeasures are considered temporary and are, therefore, given a higher value
2. Pseudoxenodon seem to be found along streams in wet forests, whereas Plagiopholis are apparently found in grasses, bushes, and riprap.
3. All abutments and piers will be timber cribs with prefabricated steel bin walls and there will be riprap on the banks for erosion protection.