Found 3 items, similar to Reefing.
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: Reefing 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] Reefing \Reef"ing\, n. (Naut.) The process of taking in a reef. [1913 Webster] Reefing bowsprit, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters. [1913 Webster]