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reef rash

reef rash noun: a scraping injury caused by falling on or being dragged over a reef.

Noun

reef rash (countable and uncountable, plural reef rashes)

  1. A scraping injury caused by falling on or being dragged over a reef.
    • Even mild cases of reef rash can be worrisome, as any break in the skin while in the tropics can lead to a staph infection.2005, Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, page 498

Forms of reef rash

pluralreef rashes

Questions about reef rash

What does reef rash mean?
Reef rash means a scraping injury caused by falling on or being dragged over a reef.
What part of speech is reef rash?
Reef rash is a noun.
What is the plural of reef rash?
The plural of reef rash is reef rashes.

Words near reef rash in the dictionary

  1. reef knots
  2. reef line
  3. reef lines
  4. reef point
  5. reef points
  6. reef rash
  7. reef rashes
  8. reef shark
  9. reef sharks
  10. reef squid
  11. reef squids

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