Chiefly Nautical. transitive. To retract or shorten (a mast, bowsprit, etc.). Also intransitive: to be shortened in this way.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > shorten topmast or bowsprit (1) reef1704 Chiefly Nautical. transitive. To retract or shorten (a mast, bowsprit, etc.). Also intransitive: to be shortened in this way. |
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