reefed
Example Sentences
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Not one platform off California has been reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
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
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
Under reefed capital sail C. & E. I. bad a good chance to operate at a profit.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
