English Explanatory Dictionary

reefed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
  2. Semi-deployed, with the canopy initially restricted from fully opening, in order to avoid subjecting the canopy to excessive air loads or the payload to excessive g-forces from fully deploying at high airspeed.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of reef

Word forms

reefed more reefed most reefed

Derived words

close-reefed unreefed
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