reef point


noun
  1. nautical one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef

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How to use reef point in a sentence

  • Then there was the preliminary visit to the reverend gentleman who was to "pass the reef point."

    From Chart House to Bush Hut | Charles W. L. Bryde
  • Kirkwood himself dropped as if shot, a trailing reef-point slapping his cheek until it stung as the boom thrashed overhead.

    The Black Bag | Louis Joseph Vance
  • Because a granny knot jams, and a reef-point may have to be untied.

    The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers | Francis Rolt-Wheeler