RIPRAPPED

Verb

riprapped

simple past tense and past participle of riprap

Source: Wiktionary


RIPRAP

Rip"rap`, n. Etym: [Cf. Rap.] (Masonry)

Definition: A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom.

Rip"rap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riprapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Riprapping.]

Definition: To form a riprap in or upon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon