reefed
Example Sentences
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John Hocevar, its head of ocean campaigns, concedes that in some locations reefed platforms, if non-toxic, may increase marine life.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
The firm has only reefed 12 of the 60 Gulf of Mexico platforms it has decommissioned.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
Currently, less than a tenth of America’s old oil and gas platforms are reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
Under reefed capital sail C. & E. I. bad a good chance to operate at a profit.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have the sails tightly reefed and tied down.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
