reefed
Example Sentences
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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
Not one platform off California has been reefed.
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
