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I. reef [ri:f] N

1. reef GEOG:

reef (below the surface of the sea): Riff nt <-(e)s, -e>

coral reef: Korallenriff nt <-(e)s, -e>

reef (of gold ore): [Gold]ader f

2. reef (of a sail):

reef: Reff nt

II. reef [ri:f] VB trans

to reef the sails: die Segel reffen

ˈbar·ri·er reef N

barrier reef: Wallriff nt <-(e)s, -e>

barrier reef: vorgelagertes Riff

the Great Barrier Reef: das Große Barriereriff

cor·al ˈreef N

coral reef: Korallenriff nt <-(e)s, -e>

ˈreef knot N

reef knot: Reffknoten m

reef knot (square knot): Kreuzknoten m <-s, ->

barrier reef [ˈbæriəˌriːf] N

barrier reef: Barriereriff

barrier reef: Wallriff

reef-building ADJ

reef-building: Riff aufbauend

Present
I	reef
you	reef
he/she/it	reefs
we	reef
you	reef
they	reef

Past
I	reefed
you	reefed
he/she/it	reefed
we	reefed
you	reefed
they	reefed

Present Perfect
I	have	reefed
you	have	reefed
he/she/it	has	reefed
we	have	reefed
you	have	reefed
they	have	reefed

Past Perfect
I	had	reefed
you	had	reefed
he/she/it	had	reefed
we	had	reefed
you	had	reefed
they	had	reefed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

coral reef: Korallenriff nt <-(e)s, -e>

to reef the sails: die Segel reffen

to hit a reef/a sandbank: auf ein Riff/eine Sandbank auflaufen

the coral is unique to this reef: die Koralle ist nur an diesem Riff heimisch

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