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

Divers and many fishermen want more to be reefed; shrimpers complain that reefs prevent them from dragging nets across parts of the ocean floor.

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

When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi