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[ klohs-reefd, klohz- ] / ˈkloʊsˈrifd, ˈkloʊz- /
adjective Nautical.having most or all of the sail reefs taken in. Origin of close-reefedFirst recorded in 1750–60 Words nearby close-reefedclose quarters, close quote, closer, close ranks, close reach, close-reefed, close season, close shave, close shot, close stitch, close-stool Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for close-reefedClose-reefed topsails were set on the ship and we stood over to the English coast, and anchored to the westward of Dungeness. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea|James O. Brayman To avoid the risk of another sea striking her in the same fashion, the brig was hove-to under a close-reefed fore-topsail. Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston Her three topmasts were housed, and she was hove-to under the lee clew of her close-reefed topsail and a small storm-trysail. With Airship and Submarine|Harry Collingwood She had furled every thing but the close-reefed main-topsail, and reefed foresail. The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2)|Michael Scott
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