Search Result:Reef
KK Pronunciation
〔 rif 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ri:f 〕
Overview of noun reef
The noun reef has 3 senses
- reef -- (a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water)
- Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef -- (a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)
- reef -- (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)
Overview of verb reef
The verb reef has 3 senses
- reef -- (lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast")
- reef -- (roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area)
- reef -- (reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef)