reefed
reefed · more reefed · most reefed
Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of…Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
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.
Forms
more reefed, most reefed| Comparative | more reefed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most reefed Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form