close-reefed
[ klohs-reefd, klohz- ]
adjectiveNautical.
having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
Origin of close-reefed
1First recorded in 1750–60
Words Nearby close-reefed
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How to use close-reefed in a sentence
The Wellington came bowling along under close-reefed topsails.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneSoon there struggled in the narrow mouth the shadow of a close-reefed trawler of sixty tons or so.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.We were at this time scudding under the fore-sail and close-reefed main-top-sail, the wind blowing strong from the west.
A Voyage to the South Sea | William BlighHer three topmasts were housed, and she was hove-to under the lee clew of her close-reefed topsail and a small storm-trysail.
With Airship and Submarine | Harry CollingwoodOne awful morning in November, 1864, the vessel was hove-to under close-reefed main topsail.
Windjammers and Sea Tramps | Walter Runciman
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