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

The firm has only reefed 12 of the 60 Gulf of Mexico platforms it has decommissioned.

From Economist • Jun. 12, 2014

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

At this point the Regents reefed their sails, seemed unable to proceed.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have the sails tightly reefed and tied down.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos