reef a sail in

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.

See also: reef, sail

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Ren		ṙen	Japanese
Ryou		ṙyo:	Japanese
Stark		[sta:k]
Lyudmyla		-	Ukrainian
Zaid		-	Arabic
Arnason		['a:nəsn]

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