reef
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
2. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese (noun.location)
part meronym | : | transvaal, |
definition | : | a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers (noun.location) |
3. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water (noun.object)
hypernym | : | ridge, |
definition | : | a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | coral reef, |
definition | : | a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone (noun.object) |
4. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef (verb.change)
5. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area (verb.change)
6. lower and bring partially inboard (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down, |
definition | : | move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion) |
7. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water (noun.object)
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