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Word: reef (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water.
  • A reef knot.
  • AU & (South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
  • nautical An arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind.

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Verb:

  • nautical To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

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