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1 reef
noun(ridge) Riff, das* * *[ri:f](a line of rocks etc just above or below the surface of the sea: The ship got stuck on a reef.) das Riff* * *[ri:f]I. nII. vtto \reef the sails die Segel reffen* * *I [riːf]n1) (in sea) Riff ntII1. n (NAUT)Reff nt2. vtsail reffen* * *reef1 [riːf] s1. GEOL Riff n2. Bergbau:a) Flöz nb) Ader fc) ( besonders Gold führender Quarz)Gangreef2 [riːf] SCHIFFA s Reff n:take (in) a reef ein Segel reffenB v/t1. Segel reffen2. eine Stenge, den Bugspriet verkürzen* * *noun(ridge) Riff, das* * *n.Riff -e n. -
2 reef
[ri:f] nto \reef the sails die Segel reffen
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