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
Currently, less than a tenth of America’s old oil and gas platforms are reefed.
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
When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
