Revetment vs. Riprap

Revetmentnoun

A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.

Riprapnoun

An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping.

Revetmentnoun

An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.

Riprapnoun

Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring.

Revetmentnoun

An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

Riprapverb

To form a riprap in or upon.

Revetmentnoun

A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall.

Riprapnoun

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

Revetmentnoun

a barrier against explosives

Riprapverb

To form a riprap in or upon.

Revetmentnoun

a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

Riprap

Riprap (in North American English), also known as rip rap, rip-rap, shot rock, rock armour (in British English) or rubble, is human-placed rock or other material used to protect shoreline structures against scour and water, wave, or ice erosion. Ripraps are used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, foundational infrastructure supports and other shoreline structures against erosion.

Revetment

Revetments in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering, are sloping structures placed on banks or cliffs in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water. In military engineering they are sloped structures formed to secure an area from artillery, bombing, or stored explosives.