reef a sail in

to reduce the area of a ship's sail, by folding the sail. The first mate ordered the sailors to reef the sails in. They had to reef in the sails.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arndt	AHRNT	German
Maura (2)	MAWR-ə	Irish, Scottish, English
Erekle	-	Georgian
Charna	-	Yiddish
Elwyn	EL-win	English
Genie	JEE-nee	English