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riprap [′rip‚rap] (civil engineering) A foundation or revetment in water or on soft ground made of irregularly placed stones or pieces of boulders; used chiefly for river and harbor work, for roadway filling, and on embankments. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He riprapped about sweet-and-sour eyes and chop-suey dis and dat, and. His idea was, instead of trying to pass a $630 million bond for flood control, which would probably be impossible anyway, why not set up a foundation and "return the river to the people"-not as a riprapped channel, but as a greenway. |
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