reef
reef
riutta
särkkä
Synonyymisanakirja
reef
Englannin sanakirja
reef (englanti > suomi)
reef englanniksi
puhekieltä dandruff Dandruff.
A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
puhekieltä A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
puhekieltä A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
A reef knot.
puhekieltä To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
1970 July–December, Margaret Quilty, Roller Reefing Made Easy, w:Boating (magazine)|Boating, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=76an4_5iF7EC&pg=PA63&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SUsBUKLQBOq5iQff89iXCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 63,
1995, David Seidman, The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wfXXoq_lvQcC&pg=PA104&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SUsBUKLQBOq5iQff89iXCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 104,
2004, Charlie Wing, How Boat Things Work, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6dgDk3tSsNcC&pg=PA108&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SUsBUKLQBOq5iQff89iXCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 108,
puhekieltä To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
1986, Jan Wositzky, Me and Phar Lap: The Remarkable Life of Tommy Woodcock, 2011, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=H1qB1b6N3J8C&pg=PA49&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+horse+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KVwBUMSEFoiuiQer-ZSsCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20horse%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 49,
1994, Herb Wharton, Cattle Camp: Murrie Drovers and Their Stories, 2010, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Zj1-zGaaeJMC&pg=PA73&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+horse+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KVwBUMSEFoiuiQer-ZSsCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20horse%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 73,
2007, Marion Houldsworth, Maybe It′ll Rain Tomorrow, 2012, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=-svw-gYUO7IC&pg=PA104&dq=%22reefed%22 %22reefing%22+horse+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KVwBUMSEFoiuiQer-ZSsCA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22reefed%22|%22reefing%22%20horse%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 104,
puhekieltä To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
Reef the paddles.