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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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