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noun

an isolated coral growth forming a small platform in a lagoon, barrier reef, or atoll.

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Words nearby patch reef

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How to use patch reef in a sentence

I was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Kocurek now works 12-hour shifts as a night watchman guarding the entrance to a drilling patch.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Annie Leibovitz had hit a pretty rough patch in life by 2009.
Annie Leibovitz Talks About ‘Pilgrimage,’ Susan Sontag, Vogue & More|Justin Jones|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the illusions of peace and tranquility soon crumble around them like a patch of freshly laid snow.
‘Force Majeure’ and the Swedish Family Vacation From Hell|Alex Suskind|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There was a patch of congealed blood behind his head: “Except for the blood…the dead man looked immaculate.”
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few, very few, little dots had run back over that green patch—the others had passed down into the world of darkness.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A patch of light fell clear on the side of the trap, and on Longcluse's ungloved hand as he leaned on it.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The male Black Redstart has also a white patch on the wing caused by the pale, nearly white, margins of the feathers.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith