reef (redirected from reefed)

reef ¹  (rf)

n.

1. A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water.

2. A vein of ore.

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[Obsolete Dutch rif, possibly from Old Norse, ridge.]

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reefy adj.

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reef ¹

Noun

1. a ridge of rock, sand, or coral, lying just beneath the surface of the sea: a coral reef

2. a vein of ore [Middle Dutch ref]

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reef ² Naut

Noun

the part of a sail which can be rolled up to reduce its area

Verb

to reduce the area of (sail) by taking in a reef [Middle Dutch rif]

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reef  (rf)

A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water. See more at coral reef.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reef - a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water coral reef - a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
	2.	Reef - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese Witwatersrand, Rand Transvaal - a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
	3.	reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind sail, canvass, canvas, sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Verb	1.	reef - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast" bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	2.	reef - roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"
	3.	reef - reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

Translations

reef [riːf] n (at sea) → arrecife m

reef [riːf] n (at sea) → récif m, écueil m

reef [riːf] n (at sea) → Riff nt

reef [riːf] n (at sea) → scogliera;

coral reef → barriera corallina

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reef

n reef [riːf]

a line of rocks etc just above or below the surface of the sea The ship got stuck on a reef.rifسِلْسِلَة صُخور فَوْق سَطْح الماءрифútes, rifrevdas Riffύφαλοςarrecifekariتپه دریایی؛ صخره دریاییriuttarécifשוּנִיתसमुद्री चट्टान, शैलभितिgrebenzátonykarangrifscogliera岩礁암초rifasrifsbatu karangrifrev, skjærrafareciferecifрифútesčergrebenrevแนวหินโสโครกsığ kayalık, resif暗礁риф, підводна скеляپتھریلا ساحلđá ngầm暗礁