REEF
Scrabble letter values: R1E1E1F4 = 7
Definition
- verb lower and bring partially inboard.
- verb roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.
- verb reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef.
- noun a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa. — synonyms: Witwatersrand, Rand
- noun 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.
Examples
- “reef the sailboat's mast”
- “contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese”
- “Reef the paddles.”