English-Dutch translations for reef

• rif
• reef
  Dat de zee dankzij milieumaatregelen kan herstellen blijkt uit het voorbeeld van het Great Barrier Reef, waar de visbestanden in beschermde gebieden met 30 tot 75 procent toenamen. The example of the Great Barrier Reef demonstrates that marine ecosystems can regenerate if the necessary environmental protection measures are put in place.
  Wij eisen dat ze worden toegepast op het hele grondgebied van de Unie, ook in de kandidaat-lidstaten en in de uiterst afgelegen gebieden, met name in gebieden als de Barrier Reef. We demand that they be applied throughout the European Union, including in the candidate countries and in the outermost regions and particularly in areas such as the coral reef.
• reffen
• reven

Definition of reef

• A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water
• A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind
• To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind
• To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding
• To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply
• Scabby; scurvy
• The itch; any eruptive skin disorder

Examples

• Reef the paddles.

Related words

• freefall
• reefer
• threefoldness
• threefold
• shereef
• threefin
• reefal
• treefrog
• freefight