"reef" meaning in English

See reef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /riːf/ Audio: en-us-reef.ogg [US], en-au-reef.ogg [Australia] Forms: reef [singular], reefs [plural]
enPR: rēf Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A reef is a long chain of rocks or coral that is found in the ocean.
    Sense id: simple-reef-en-noun-w0NF1H3X
  2. A reef is a portion of a sail that can be rolled up to reduce the area that will be exposed to high wind.
    Sense id: simple-reef-en-noun-52Jk-jHz Categories (other): Nautical

Verb

IPA: /riːf/ Audio: en-us-reef.ogg [US], en-au-reef.ogg [Australia] Forms: reef [canonical], reefs [third-person, singular], reefed [past], reefed [past, participle], reefing [present, participle]
enPR: rēf Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reef, you take in part of a sail in order to change the size of the sail.
    Sense id: simple-reef-en-verb-RG2MZPaX Categories (other): Nautical
     
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