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I. noun Etymology: Middle English riff, from Old Norse rif; probably akin to Old Norse rifa to rend — more at rive Date: 14th century 1. a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size 2. reduction in sail area by ~ing II. verb Date: 1667 transitive verb 1. to reduce the area of (a sail) by rolling or folding a portion 2. to lower or bring inboard (a spar) wholly or partially intransitive verb to reduce a sail by taking in a ~ • ~able adjective III. noun Etymology: Dutch rif, from Middle Dutch, from Old Norse, literally rib; akin to Old English ribb rib — more at rib Date: 1584 1. a. a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water — compare atoll, barrier ~ b. a hazardous obstruction 2. lode, vein • ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 a ridge of rock or coral etc. at or near the surface of the sea. 2 a a lode of ore. b the bedrock surrounding this. Etymology: earlier riff(e) f. MDu., MLG rif, ref, f. ON rif RIB 2. n. & v. Naut. --n. each of several strips across a sail, for taking it in or rolling it up to reduce the surface area in a high wind. --v.tr. 1 take in a reef or reefs of (a sail). 2 shorten (a topmast or a bowsprit). Phrases and idioms reefing-jacket a thick close-fitting double-breasted jacket. reef-knot a double knot made symmetrically to hold securely and cast off easily. reef-point each of several short pieces of rope attached to a sail to secure it when reefed. Etymology: ME riff, refe f. Du. reef, rif f. ON rif RIB, in the same sense: cf. REEF(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мор. риф (на парусе) to take in a reef —- брать риф; принять меры предосторожности; не давать себе воли to let out a reef —- отдавать риф; распустить пояс (после сытного обеда); давать себе волю 2. мор. брать рифы (также reef in) reef (the) sail! —- риф взять! (команда) reef away! —- отдать рифы! 3. риф, подводная скала atoll reef —- атолл, кольцеобразный риф sand reef —- песчаный бар reef corals —- рифовые кораллы reef knoll —- рифовый холм wrecked on a reef —- разбившийся на рифе (о судне) 4. горн. рудная жила; золотоносный пласт; алмазоносный пласт 5. горн. разрабатывать рудную, золотоносную жилу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun 1) риф, подводная скала 2) рудная жила; золотоносный пласт II 1. noun риф (на парусе); - let out a reef - take in a reef 2. v. naut. брать рифы ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n a line of sharp rocks, often made of coral, or a raised area of sand near the surface of the sea (The ship was wrecked on a reef. | the Great Barrier Reef) ~2 also reef in ~ v technical to tie up part of a sail in order to make it smaller ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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