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REEF (1)

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 975 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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REEF (1) (Du. cf. Ger. Riff, Swed. ref, &c., all from 0. Nor. See also:rib), in See also:physical See also:geography, a narrow See also:ridge of See also:rock, See also:shingle or See also:sand culminating at or near the See also:surface of the See also:sea. In a transformed sense the word is used in See also:mining of a vein or lode of See also:gold-bearing See also:quartz; (2) (Du. reef, rif, cf. Ger. Reif, Swed. raj., O. Nor. rif, possibly a transferred sense of rif, rib), a See also:part of a See also:sail which can be rolled or folded up, thus diminishing the amount of See also:canvas spread to the See also:wind. In square sails, " reefs " are taken from the See also:top, in fore-and-aft sails from the See also:foot.

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