Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - reef
Reef
reef
1. n. 1 a ridge of rock or coral etc. at or near the surface of the sea. 2 a a lode of ore. b the bedrock surrounding this. Etymology: earlier riff(e) f. MDu., MLG rif, ref, f. ON rif RIB 2. n. & v. Naut. --n. each of several strips across a sail, for taking it in or rolling it up to reduce the surface area in a high wind. --v.tr. 1 take in a reef or reefs of (a sail). 2 shorten (a topmast or a bowsprit). Phrases and idioms reefing-jacket a thick close-fitting double-breasted jacket. reef-knot a double knot made symmetrically to hold securely and cast off easily. reef-point each of several short pieces of rope attached to a sail to secure it when reefed. Etymology: ME riff, refe f. Du. reef, rif f. ON rif RIB, in the same sense: cf. REEF(1)
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I. noun see: rive Date: 14th century a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size, reduction in sail area by ~ing, II. verb Date: 1667 transitive verb to reduce the area of (a sail) by rolling or folding a portion, to lower or bring inboard (a spar) wholly or partially, intransitive verb to reduce a sail by taking in a ~, ~able adjective III. noun see: rib Date: 1584 1. a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water, a hazardous obstruction, lode, vein, ~y adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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