riprap

== English == === Alternative forms === rip-rap, rip rap === Etymology === Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪpɹap/ === Noun === riprap (countable and uncountable, plural ripraps) An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping. (chiefly Canada, US) 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. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English riprap. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: rip‧rap === Noun === riprap a riprap rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring === Verb === riprap to riprap