reef
1 of 2noun/rif/
Forms:reefs
1
a ridge of rock or a line of sand near the surface of a body of water
2
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
3
a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
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