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REEF (1)

This article appears in Volume V22, Page 975 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RAY-RHU
REEF (1) (Du. cf. Ger. Riff, Swed. ref, &c., all from
0. Nor. rib), in
physical
  geography, a narrow
ridge
  of
rock
 , shingle or sand culminating at or near the surface of the sea. In a transformed sense the word is used in
mining
  of a vein or lode of gold-bearing
quartz
 ; (2) (Du.
reef
 , rif, cf. Ger. Reif, Swed. raj., O. Nor. rif, possibly a transferred sense of rif, rib), a
part
  of a sail which can be rolled or folded up, thus diminishing the amount of canvas spread to the wind. In square sails, " reefs " are taken from the top, in fore-and-aft sails from the foot.


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