Definitions for REEF
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reefnoun

   a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

2. Witwatersrand, Rand, Reefnoun

   a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

3. reefverb

   one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

4. reefverb

   lower and bring partially inboard

   "reef the sailboat's mast"

5. reefverb

   roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

6. reefverb

   reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reef

   A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock outcrops, etc.—but there are also reefs such as the coral reefs of tropical waters formed by biotic processes dominated by corals and coralline algae, and artificial reefs such as shipwrecks and other anthropogenic underwater structures may occur intentionally or as the result of an accident, and sometimes have a designed role in enhancing the physical complexity of featureless sand bottoms, to attract a more diverse assemblage of organisms. Reefs are often quite near to the surface, but not all definitions require this.Earth's largest coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, at a length of over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 miles).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reef

   A reef is a rigid, complex underwater structure found in shallow tropical waters, composed of coral, rocks, or sand, which is home to a diverse range of sea life. It may also refer to a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water, often posing a hazard to navigation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reefnoun

   a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral

2. Reefnoun

   a large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore

3. Reefverb

   that part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind

4. Reefverb

   to reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar

5. Etymology: [Akin to D. rif, G. riff, Icel. rif, Dan. rev; cf. Icel. rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive, bear. Cf. Rift, Rive.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reef

   A reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water. Many reefs result from abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock outcrops, and other natural processes—but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes dominated by corals and calcareous algae. Artificial reefs such as shipwrecks are sometimes created to enhance physical complexity on generally featureless sand bottoms in order to attract a diverse assemblage of organisms, especially fish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reef

   rēf, n. a chain of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water: a shoal or elevated bank: a lode, vein, or ledge, in Australian mining phraseology. [Dut. rif; Ice. rif.]

2. Reef

   rēf, adj. (Scot.) scabby.—n. the itch. [A.S. hreóf, scabby.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reef

   A certain portion of a sail comprehended between the head of a sail and any of the reef-bands. The intention of each reef is to reduce the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; there are also reefs parallel to the foot or bottom of large sails, extended upon booms.--Close-reefed is when all the reefs of the top-sails are taken in.--Reef is also a group or continuous chain of rocks, sufficiently near the surface of the water to occasion its breaking over them. (See FRINGING REEFS and BARRIER REEFS.)

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2. REEF

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REEF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Reef is ranked #38214 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Reef surname appeared 580 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Reef.
   
   91% or 528 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Transvaal
   • Furl
   • Lower
   • Reduce
   • Region
   • Ridge

Anagrams for REEF »

1. free

2. feer

How to pronounce REEF?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REEF in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REEF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of REEF in a Sentence

1. Craig Downs:

   You can have an El Niño climate change impact on a coral reef ; let's say it kills 40 % of the coral, but if you have swimmers there with sunscreen pollution, you're not going to have new generations coming in. So you're going to see the slow decline of the coral reefs in the area. And then you get an undersea, desolate landscape of just muck and mud and sand.

2. Climate Council:

   The Australian government has stewardship of one of the world's most precious and iconic ecosystems, but The Great Barrier Reef continued support for fossil fuels and its lack of effective climate policy means it's utterly failing to live up to that responsibility.

3. Sean Ryan:

   Our question is has the Environment Minister properly applied this legal obligation when considering the impacts of burning coal from this mine on the Great Barrier Reef?

4. Sean Ryan:

   This case is about whether the minister correctly applied the law when considering the impacts of the project on the Great Barrier Reef and endangered Black-throated finch.

5. Randy Kosaki:

   Last year’s bleaching at Lisianski Atoll was the worst our scientists have seen, almost one and a half square miles of reef bleached last year and are now completely dead.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REEF
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REEF
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=REEF
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=REEF
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=REEF
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html