A section of a sail, frequently each of three or four bands or strips, which can be taken in or rolled up to reduce the area exposed to the wind…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > portion which may be reefed (3) reef1336 A section of a sail, frequently each of three or four bands or strips, which can be taken in or rolled up to reduce the area exposed to the wind… balance-reef1782 the closest reef of a lower fore-and-aft sail, making it nearly triangular, used to steady the ship in stormy weather. bag-reef1867 (See quot. 1867.) |
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