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reefed

ADJECTIVE

shipwrecked

Synonyms

STRONG

grounded marooned stranded wrecked

WEAK

cast away

ADVERB

aground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ashore marooned stranded wrecked

WEAK

beached disabled foundered grounded high and dry shipwrecked stuck swamped

Antonyms

WEAK

afloat

Example Sentences

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Not one platform off California has been reefed.

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

The firm has only reefed 12 of the 60 Gulf of Mexico platforms it has decommissioned.

From Economist • Jun. 12, 2014

At this point the Regents reefed their sails, seemed unable to proceed.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi