Found 3 items, similar to Reefed.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: reef
batu karang, mengandakkan, menggulungkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reef
reef
n 1: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the
water
2: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern
South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
manganese [syn:
Witwatersrand,
Rand]
reef
v 1: lower and bring partially inboard;
“reef the sailboat's
mast”
2: roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
3: reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reefed
Reef
\Reef\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Reefed (r[=e]ft); p. pr. &
vb. n.
Reefing.] (Naut.)
To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by rolling or folding a
certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
--Totten.
[1913 Webster]
To reef the paddles, to move the floats of a paddle wheel
toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
[1913 Webster]