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Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹi�f/
audio|en-us-reef.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�f|-i�f

Etymology
From ON. rif.

Noun
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en-noun

1. A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water.
2. AU & (South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
3. nautical An arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind.
4. A reef knot.

Translations
trans-top|rocks at or near surface of the water
Dutch: rif n
Finnish: karikko (rocks), särkkä (sand), riutta (coral)
French: écueil m, récif m
German: Riff n
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Greek: ��αλο� (ífalos) m, ξέ�α (kséra) f, ξέ�η (kséri) f, �κ��ελο� (skópelos) m
Japanese: JAchar|� (sh�)
Spanish: arrecife m
Swedish: rev#Swedish|rev n
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trans-top|large vein of auriferous quartz
French: filon m
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trans-top|arrangement to reduce the area of a sail
Finnish: reivi
Japanese: 縮� (shukuho)
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trans-top|reef knot
See --> reef knot
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Polynesian: *hakau

Derived terms
reef rash

Verb
en-verb|reefs|reefing|reefed

1. nautical To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

Translations
trans-top|sailing
Dutch: reffen
Finnish: reivata
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French: prendre un ris#French|ris (prise de ris)
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Anagrams
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See also
coral reef

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