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
Not one platform off California has been reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
At this point the Regents reefed their sails, seemed unable to proceed.
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
