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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'reef' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions reef noun  A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. & (South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. (nautical) An arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind. A reef knot. Translations:  Dutch: rif French: filon (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) (trans-top, arrangement to reduce the area of a sail) German: Riff (trans-mid) Spanish: arrecife verb (reefs, reefing, reefed) (nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. Translations:  Dutch: reffen French: prendre un ris French, ris (prise de ris) (trans-bottom) Etymology: From rif.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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