reefed
Example Sentences
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Currently, less than a tenth of America’s old oil and gas platforms are reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
Not one platform off California has been reefed.
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
Pessimistic Mr. Avery, convinced that the U.S. was in for a slump any day, had kept Ward's canvas tightly reefed for the big blow.
From Time Magazine Archive
The main, still reefed, he tightened a bit to match the jib and the Frog seemed to leap ahead.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
