reef
/ɹiːf/ noun B1- A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
Plural reefs
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‘Take in two reefs in the top-sails,’ cried the captain; ‘let go the bowlin’s, haul the brace, lower the top-gallant sails, haul out the reef-tackles on the yards.’”
“That was not enough for those latitudes,” said the Englishman; “I should have taken four reefs in the topsails and furled the spanker.”
We are going to the Great Barrier Reef.
Snorkeling on the reef is an amazing experience.
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