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Meaning of REEF in Tamil

ரீஃப்

Use in sentences of ரீஃப்

    Meaning of REEF in English

    • A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
    • A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
    • That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
    • To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

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