1 a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea:
a coral reef * the Great Barrier Reef
2 a part of a sail that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind
verb [VN] (technical) to make a sail smaller by tying or rolling up part of it:
They set sail with the sails reefed against the strong winds.
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