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reefed

/riːft/

Translations

reefverb

reefed

Past Simple

reefed

Past Simple

reefed

Past Participle

reefing

Gerund

/riːf/

The sailors had to reef the sails during the storm.

Морякам пришлось рифить паруса во время шторма.

Synonyms

take in

reduce (the sail)

reefverb

To reduce the area of a sail by folding or rolling a portion of it and securing it.

The sailors had to reef the sails as the wind picked up.