Reefing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reefing is a noun meaning The process of reefing (taking in a sail); an act of reefing; also used of clothing.
Meaning
The process of reefing (taking in a sail); an act of reefing; also used of clothing.
More Meanings
- (Australia, New Zealand) A reef (seam of quartz).
- present participle and gerund of reef
Example Sentences
Alluvial goldfields and quartz reefings are in its vicinity, and good indications of coal.
Many had the bald-headed sail rigging, so crews would not have to go aloft in the winds to do dangerous reefings.
[…]instead of taking a “leap in the dark” — a mistake which impulsive young men sometimes make in other relations of life, as well as in quartz reefings.
I will not detain the reader with the contents of our sea-log, which is full of tackings and reefings, of setting and taking in of sails, and many other manoeuvres[…].
Word Forms
- reefings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refitting, refitment, reaming, reproving, reedification, reposal.
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