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US
/ˈɹif/
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[ UK /ɹˈiːf/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈiːf/ ]
NOUN
- a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
How To Use Reef In A Sentence
- The reefs close to shore are alive with pollack, and conger eels when the boat is anchored and during the summer months there are lots of the sleek and fast running blue sharks around.
- Cornwall, the which abbeie Henrie de la Pomerey chasing out the moonks, had fortified against the king, and hearing newes of the kings returne home, died (as it was thought) for méere gréefe and feare. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First
- Unless a guide is along for the ride, it's all too easy to overshoot the reef and find yourself in green water, 200 feet above the nearest marine life.
- The large lagoon and break in the reef attract many species, including dugongs, whale sharks, dolphins and manta rays.
- It offers pristine beaches, unspoilt forests and the second-largest barrier reef in the world. Times, Sunday Times
- It has an unspoilt house reef, with diving and snorkelling boat trips available and surfing too. Times, Sunday Times
- It has an unspoilt house reef, with diving and snorkelling boat trips available and surfing too. Times, Sunday Times
- Order now before today's pussified, PADI-preaching prattlers warp you into taking "living reef eco-tours" when, instead, you could be going 30 fathoms deep and power-heading jewfish between the eyes. Hell Divers' Rodeo
- Spider crabs stalked the seabed; wrasse, blennies, shannies and rockling darted over the reefs, and pollack wheeled overhead.
- The inner reef, where we do walk, is actually composed of coralline algae, calcium-rich plants that form rock-hard ledges.