The ship was wrecked on a sunken reef.
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Reef
//ɹiːf//
Synonyms for "reef" (136 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (68)
moderatemullnazenessobstructoceanic islandoverlook no possibilitypeninsulapitfallplay safepointprepare forpromontoryprovide a hedgeprovide againstprovide forquicksandsreduce sailreef downrein
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rein inrelaxretardrockrockbound coastrockssailsandbanksandbarsandssandspitset backshallowshallowsshelfshoalshoal watershoalsshorten sailslack offslack upslackenslowslow downslow upsnug downspitspurstaytake in sailtake measurestake precautionstake stepsthrottlethrottle downtidal flatstongueundercurrentundertowwetlandswitwatersrand
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3 entriespart of
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14 entriesTranslations
127 translations across 56 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- rif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- rif noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
Aleut
1 entries- yas noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- σπίλος noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- σπιλάς noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ἕρμα noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Arabic
1 entries- شَعَاب noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Armenian
1 entries- խութ noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Belarusian
1 entries- рыф noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Bulgarian
4 entries- златоносна жила noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- риф noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- риф noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- зарифявам verb (sailing)
Burmese
1 entries- ကျောက်တန်း noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Catalan
3 entries- escull noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ris noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- rissar verb (sailing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 暗礁 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- 礁 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Czech
3 entries- zlatá žíla noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- útes noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- podkasat plachtu verb (sailing)
Dutch
3 entries- rif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- rif noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- reffen verb (sailing)
Esperanto
1 entries- rifo noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Estonian
1 entries- riff noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Fijian
1 entries- cakau noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Finnish
4 entries- karikko noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- reivi noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- riutta noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- särkkä noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
French
4 entries- filon noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- ris noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- récif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- écueil noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Galician
4 entries- bortoa noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- brica noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- camouco noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- cón noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Georgian
1 entries- რიფი noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
German
3 entries- Felsenriff noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- Riff noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- reffen verb (sailing)
Greek
4 entries- ξέρα noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ξέρη noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- σκόπελος noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ύφαλος noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Hebrew
1 entries- שׁוּנִית noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Hungarian
3 entries- aranyér noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- zátony noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ér noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
Icelandic
1 entries- rif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Ido
1 entries- refagar verb (sailing)
Indonesian
1 entries- terumbu noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Irish
2 entries- scairbh noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- scoth noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Italian
4 entries- barriera noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- filone noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- scogliera noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- terzarolo noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
Japanese
3 entries- 暗礁 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- 礁 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- 縮帆 noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
Kazakh
1 entries- кедертас noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Khmer
1 entries- ថ្មប៉ប្រះទឹក noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Korean
2 entries- 암초 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- 초 noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Macedonian
1 entries- гребен noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Malay
1 entries- terumbu noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Māori
4 entries- pūkawa noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- rīwhi noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- tau noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- ākau noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Norman
4 entries- barre noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- ris noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- ris d'vaile noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- arrîsi verb (sailing)
Norwegian
1 entries- reve verb (sailing)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قیا noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Persian
1 entries- آبسنگ noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Polish
2 entries- rafa noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- refować verb (sailing)
Portuguese
4 entries- arrecife noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- filão noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- recife noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- restinga noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Romanian
1 entries- recif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Russian
2 entries- риф noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- риф noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- riof noun (arrangement to reduce the area of a sail)
- riof verb (sailing)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- greben noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- гребен noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Slovak
1 entries- útes noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Slovene
1 entries- grebén noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Spanish
3 entries- arrecife noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- filón noun (large vein of auriferous quartz)
- tomar rizos verb (sailing)
Swedish
2 entries- rev noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- reva verb (sailing)
Tahitian
1 entries- aʻau noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Thai
1 entries- โขดหิน noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Turkish
1 entries- resif noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Ukrainian
1 entries- риф noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Vietnamese
2 entries- ám tiêu noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- đá ngầm noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Volapük
3 entries- klifakliped noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- kliped noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- refön verb (sailing)
Welsh
2 entries- creigres noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- rîff noun (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I went snorkeling in a beautiful coral reef.
Source: tatoeba (709100)
Dynamite fishing is extremely destructive to reef ecosystems.
Source: tatoeba (923037)
The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.
Source: tatoeba (954341)
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