reefed
Example Sentences
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Not one platform off California has been reefed.
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
The firm has only reefed 12 of the 60 Gulf of Mexico platforms it has decommissioned.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
It was a ribbon chute made of concentric rings of strong fabric 2 in. wide, and at first it was reefed by a band around it to lower the shock of opening.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have the sails tightly reefed and tied down.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
