reef

Определение reef в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: & A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore; A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water; A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind; To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind; A reef knot; {v} to draw in sails, reduce, contract, fold; {n} a part of a sail rolled up, a chain of rocks; an underwater natural barrier
The Australian Great Barrier Reef is the largest natural reef in the world.; 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; To reduce the area of sail exposed to the wind The portion of sail taken in, as in "we took in a reef when the wind rose" Small lines called reef points are used to tie up a potion of the sail in a bundle to reduce its area; a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese; A large vein of auriferous quartz; so called in Australia; He must take in a reef or so He must reduce his expenses; he must retrench A reef is that part of a sail which is between two rows of eyelet-holes The object of these eyelet-holes is to reduce the sail reef by reef as it is required; A metallic mineral deposit, especially gold-bearing, commonly in a sedimentary rock; a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water; To reduce the sail area; 1) To partially lower a sail so that it is not as large This helps prevent too much sail from being in use when the wind gets stronger 2) A line of rock and coral near the surface of the water; – The part of a sail which is rolled up and made fast to reduce the area exposed to the wind during a storm; a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast; A reef is a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or just below the surface of the sea. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay. a line of sharp rocks, often made of coral, or a raised area of sand near the surface of the sea (rif). reef in to tie up part of a sail in order to make it smaller. Capitol Reef National Park coral reef Great Barrier Reef; An Australian term meaning vein or lode; A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore; an area of the shore between land and deep water where seaweed and aquatic plants grow (batture); {f} roll up part of a sail in order to expose less sail area to the wind (Nautical); 1 To reduce the sail area by partly lowering the sail and securing the surplus material to the boom; 2 A ridge of rock or coral lying at, near, or beneath the surface of the water; A ridge of rocks, sand, or coral at or near the surface of a body of water; a strip of rock, sand or coral close to the surface of the ocean or another body of water; A chain of rocks, often coral, lying near the water surface Sometimes ships bump into coral reefs in the ocean; A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to, or near the surface of a body of water; A chain of rocks or coral at or near the surface of the water A 1-D basic feature; lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"; A ridge of rocks found in the tidal zone along a coastline One common type of reef is the coral reef; roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area; See Coral reefs, under Coral; A chain of rocks, often coral, lying near the water surface; Related Topics: [wetlands] Reefs are ridges or mound formed through the growth and accumulation of sedentary invertebrates They may be classified as either wetland or deepwater habitats and will periodically give rise to lush aquatic beds and occasionally mangrove forests For the most part reefs are restricted to waters at tropical and subtropical latitudes - consequently nearly all U S wetlands are limited to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and the Florida coast; n a mound of living and once living matter that forms a wall in the ocean The mound parallels the shore; Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore; To reduce sail area; The rolled up part of a sail, tied with the reef lines, that is used to reduce sail area for heavy winds; A ridge of rock or other material lying just below the surface of the sea; An arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind; reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef; A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water; 1) "A part of the sail that can be taken in, rolled up and secured by reef-points " (Uden & Cooper) 2) To lower or lift that part of the sail part way and then secure it as described This is used to decrease the amount of sail that the wind affects 3) The line attached to the side of some square sails that hauls up the side part way to aid in reefing and/or furling; {i} ridge of coral or rock located near the surface of the sea; part of a sail that can be adjusted in order to control the sail area that is exposed to the wind; A solid structure built of shells and other secretions of marine organisms, particularly coral; 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
reef break: In surfing, a wave that breaks over a projection from the seabed formed from coral reef or rock shelf
reef knot: A square knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails
reef knots: plural form of reef knot
reef rash: Scraping injury caused by falling on or being dragged over a reef. (Note this is an actual physical injury, not an inflammation like a normal rash.)
1999: I decided to show the lifeguards my reef rash. It's just a scratch! one of them chimed. — Neal Miyake.
reef rashes: plural form of reef rash
reef triggerfish: A species of triggerfish, scientific name Rhinecanthus rectangulus
reef knot: A square knot used in reefing sails. a double knot that cannot come undone easily American Equivalent: square knot
reef knot: a square knot used in a reef line
reef squirrelfish: on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
Great Barrier Reef: A massive system of coral reefs, found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia
barrier reef: A name given to reefs separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon
coral reef: A mound or hummock of compacted coral skeletons
whitetip reef shark: a small species of requiem shark, taxonomic name Triaenodon obesus
whitetip reef sharks: plural form of whitetip reef shark
Capitol Reef National Park: Park, south-central Utah, U.S. Occupying 378 sq mi (979 sq km), it comprises great buttressed cliffs of coloured Navajo sandstone extending for 100 mi (160 km) along the western edge of the Waterpocket Fold. Established as a national monument in 1937, it became a national park in 1971. It is so named because its rock towers reminded geologists of coral reefs, while its dome-shaped formations suggest capitol architecture. The cliff walls are covered with pre-Columbian petroglyphs
Great Barrier Reef: The largest coral reef in the world, about 2,011 km (1,250 mi) long, off the northeast coast of Australia. Its vividly colored banks are known for their exotic fish and crustaceans. the largest coral reef in the world, off the northeast coast of Australia. It is around 2000 km (1250 miles) long. Long stretch of coral reef, shoals, and islets in the Pacific Ocean, off the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. The largest deposit of coral in the world, it extends for more than 1,250 mi (2,000 km) along the Australian coast and has an area of some 135,000 sq mi (350,000 sq km). The reef has been formed over millions of years from the skeletons of a mass of living marine organisms. In addition to at least 300 species of hard coral, marine life includes anemones, worms, gastropods, lobsters, crayfishes, prawns, crabs, and a variety of fishes. Encrusting red algae form the purplish red algal rim that is one of the reef's characteristic features
Kingman Reef: {i} tropical coral reef located in North Pacific Ocean (half way between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa) which forms a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
barrier reef: A long ridge of coral near and parallel to the coast line, separated from it by a lagoon
barrier reef: a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
barrier reef: coral reef roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a lagoon of considerable depth and width, or in some cases by several kilometres of open sea
barrier reef: name given to reefs separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon
barrier reef: a long, narrow coral reef, roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a lagoon of considerable depth and width It may lie a great distance from a continental coast It is often interrupted by passes or channels
barrier reef: A long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon too deep for coral growth. a line of coral (=pink stone-like substance) separated from the shore by water
barrier reef: a coral reef that is parallel to the shore line, usually acting as a breakwater
barrier reef: One of three geomorophologically distinct types of A HREF="bas01r-6 html#coralreef">coral reefs, the other two being fringing reefs and atolls Barrier reefs are separated from land by a lagoon usually formed by coastal subsidence See Barnes and Hughes (1988)
capitol reef national park: a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
coral reef: a reef made up of corals, other organic substances, and limestone
coral reef: a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
coral reef: n a mound of living creatures with hard shell skeletons (coral) building a home in shallow salt water locations As animals die others grow onto the dead skeletons and continue the building of the reef The mound usually encompasses tropical islands
coral reef: a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms
coral reef: a ridge or mound made by colonies of tiny coral animals; found only in shallow regions of tropical oceans
coral reef: A coral reef is a long narrow mass of coral and other substances, the top of which is usually just above or just below the surface of the sea. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates. a line of hard rocks formed by coral, found in warm sea water that is not very deep. Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. Fringing reefs consist of a flat reef area around a nonreef island. Barrier reefs may lie a mile or more offshore, separated from the landmass by a lagoon or channel. Atolls are circular reefs without a central landmass. Patch reefs have irregular tablelike or pinnacle features. Smaller patches occur inside atoll lagoons; larger patches occur as isolated parts of any of the other three reef categories, and they sometimes occur completely separate from other kinds of reefs
coral reef: complex tropical marine ecosystem dominated by soft and hard (stony) corals, anemones and sea fans Stony corals are microscopic animals with an outer skeleton of calcium carbonate that form colonies and are responsible for reef building
coral reef: Marine feature produced by numerous colonies of tiny coral animals, called polyps, that create calcium carbonate structures around themselves for protection When the corals die, their vacant exterior skeletons form layers that cause the reef to grow Coral reefs are found in the coastal zones of warm tropical and subtropical oceans
coral reef: Calcareous formation produced by the activity of various living organisms
coral reef: A marine ridge or mound comprised primarily of coral, together with algal and mineral components, which forms the foundation for a biologically rich and diverse ecosystem
coral reef: ridge of coral at or near the surface of the water
great barrier reef: the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia
reefing: The process of taking in a reef
reefs: chains or rocks of ridges of sand at or near the surface of water
reefs: Any submarine or tidal rocks which are hazardous
reefs: A solid limestone structure constructed by organisms and resistant to wave activity
reefs: plural of reef
reefs: third person singular of reef
reefy: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters
reefy: Full of reefs or rocks