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reef line

reef line noun: a small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.

Noun

reef line (plural reef lines)

  1. A small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.

Forms of reef line

pluralreef lines

Questions about reef line

What does reef line mean?
Reef line means a small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.
What part of speech is reef line?
Reef line is a noun.
What is the plural of reef line?
The plural of reef line is reef lines.

Words near reef line in the dictionary

  1. reef fishes
  2. reef knoll
  3. reef knolls
  4. reef knot
  5. reef knots
  6. reef line
  7. reef lines
  8. reef point
  9. reef points
  10. reef rash
  11. reef rashes

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