Understanding the meaning of reef

reef

/rif/

noun
a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
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Similar:

rand witwatersrand

part of:
transvaal
noun
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
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type of:
ridge
verb
lower and bring partially inboard
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"reef the sailboat's mast"

type of:
take down bring down get down let down lower
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
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type of:
slip strip

part of:
canvas canvass sail sheet
verb
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
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type of:
shrink reduce
verb
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
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type of:
furl roll up

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