riprappingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪpˌrapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪpˌræpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riprap n., -ing suffix¹; riprap v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < riprap n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < riprap v. + -ing suffix¹.

Chiefly North American (originally U.S.).

The action or process of providing a structure with a foundation of stones (loose or cemented), or of covering a surface with such material; (also) the material itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > other specific processes

shovellingc1440

brooking1610

resoiling1839

riprapping1839

misering1842

back-filling1901

cut-and-fill1904

bulldozing1937

1839 Ann. Rep. Board Public Wks. Va. 1 Nov. 494 The canal is protected against abrasion from the river, generally, by paving or riprapping, and when indispensable, by perpendicular walls.

1884 Harper's Mag. Sept. 504/1 Cliff ledges..[are] connected one terrace above by the other, by..a natural riprapping of fallen fragments.

1910 Rep. Supreme Court Missouri 226 388 The evidence tended to show that this riprapping of the bank..was done in 1870.

1945 Science 101 527/2 Conditions are adversely affected by canalization of rivers, construction of navigation and flood control dams, straightening and rip-rapping of river banks.

1995 BioScience 45 190/3 They suffer obvious and severe morphological affronts such as channelization, bank protection (e.g., rip-rapping), and aggregate mining.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riprapping
释义	riprappingn. Brit. /ˈrɪpˌrapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪpˌræpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riprap n., -ing suffix¹; riprap v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < riprap n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < riprap v. + -ing suffix¹. Chiefly North American (originally U.S.). The action or process of providing a structure with a foundation of stones (loose or cemented), or of covering a surface with such material; (also) the material itself. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > other specific processes shovellingc1440 brooking1610 resoiling1839 riprapping1839 misering1842 back-filling1901 cut-and-fill1904 bulldozing1937 1839 Ann. Rep. Board Public Wks. Va. 1 Nov. 494 The canal is protected against abrasion from the river, generally, by paving or riprapping, and when indispensable, by perpendicular walls. 1884 Harper's Mag. Sept. 504/1 Cliff ledges..[are] connected one terrace above by the other, by..a natural riprapping of fallen fragments. 1910 Rep. Supreme Court Missouri 226 388 The evidence tended to show that this riprapping of the bank..was done in 1870. 1945 Science 101 527/2 Conditions are adversely affected by canalization of rivers, construction of navigation and flood control dams, straightening and rip-rapping of river banks. 1995 BioScience 45 190/3 They suffer obvious and severe morphological affronts such as channelization, bank protection (e.g., rip-rapping), and aggregate mining. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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