Meaning of 'reef'

Find the meaning of the word ‘reef’

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Meaning of ‘reef’

5 definitions found.

reef

noun

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

noun

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

verb

reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

verb

roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

verb

lower and bring partially inboard

Example: "reef the sailboat's mast"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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