reefs
verb(reef)
to reduce the area of (a sail) by rolling or folding a portion
reefs
verb(reef)
to lower or bring inboard (a spar) wholly or partially
reefs
verb(reef)
to reduce a sail by taking in a reef
reefs
noun(reef)
a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size
reefs
noun(reef)
reduction in sail area by reefing
reefs
noun(reef)
a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water
reefs
noun(reef)
a hazardous obstruction
reefs
noun(reef)
lode, vein
reefs
noun(reef)
a coral reef roughly parallel to a shore and separated from it usually by a lagoon