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Meaning of "reefable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REEFABLE

reefable  [ˈriːfəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REEFABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reefable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REEFABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reefable in the English dictionary

The definition of reefable in the dictionary is able to be reefed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REEFABLE


accessible
əkˈsɛsəbəl
affable
ˈæfəbəl
affordable
əˈfɔːdəbəl
applicable
ˈæplɪkəbəl
available
əˈveɪləbəl
bluffable
ˈblʌfəbəl
buffable
ˈbʌfəbəl
comfortable
ˈkʌmftəbəl
compatible
kəmˈpætəbəl
effable
ˈɛfəbəl
horrible
ˈhɒrəbəl
impossible
ɪmˈpɒsəbəl
incredible
ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl
ineffable
ɪnˈɛfəbəl
laughable
ˈlɑːfəbəl
portable
ˈpɔːtəbəl
quaffable
ˈkwɒfəbəl
sniffable
ˈsnɪfəbəl
surfable
ˈsɜːfəbəl
unruffable
ʌnˈrʌfəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REEFABLE

reedition
reedlike
reedling
reedman
reedstop
reeducative
reedy
reef
reef knot
reef point
reefer
reefing jacket
reefy
reeject
reek
reeker
reeking
reekingly
reeky
reel

WORDS THAT END LIKE REEFABLE

able
acceptable
adjustable
adorable
cable
capable
enable
expandable
fable
on the table
reasonable
reliable
saleable
stable
suitable
table
unable
unavailable
valuable
variable

Synonyms and antonyms of reefable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reefable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REEFABLE

Find out the translation of reefable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reefable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reefable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

reefable
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reefable
570 millions of speakers

English

reefable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reefable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

reefable
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reefable
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reefable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reefable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reefable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reefable
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reefable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reefable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reefable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reefable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reefable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reefable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Reefable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reefable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reefable
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reefable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reefable
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reefable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reefable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reefable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reefable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reefable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reefable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REEFABLE»

The term «reefable» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of reefable
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REEFABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reefable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reefable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reefable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REEFABLE»

Discover the use of reefable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reefable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cruising World
You can choose to think of the gallant as a reefable wing sail or as an aerodynamically clean junk sail. Relatively few people have direct experience with the junk sail, but far fewer know the wing sail. So, the obvious basis for comparison ...
2
Blue Water Racing
The distinctive cut utilizes warp orientated Kevlar cloth in the leech and The reefable headsail - two for the price of one and a legitimate way to circumvent the sail limitation rules governing sail inventories on small yachts. head and varying  ...
Cornelis Van Rietschoten, Barry Pickthall, 1985
3
Princeton Alumni Weekly
Please call: 212-934-2450. SALE MERCHANDISE CLASSIC 42' LOA ALDEN YAWL: Hodgenbuilt 1972. Custom-modified 1974. Yard maintained perfect condition. Westerbeke diesel, New Hood Seafurl with 150% reefable genoa, spinnaker, ...
‎1983
4
Cruising World
The Yankee, or flying jib, is often designed to furl on a roller because of it high dew and flat shape, while a reefable staysail doubles as a storm jib in heavy weather. Some singlehanders have chosen foilsection rod headstays, which ...
5
Yachting
Also, while the headsail size can be reduced in very small increments, it is best if the reefable headsail is treated as, for example, a Number 1, Number 2 or Number 3, and marked accordingly at the foot. Reef to these points. Adjust your ...
6
Cruising World
To reef or fur! the mainsail, simply ease the halyard tension, puta handle in the Line Driver“ winch, and turn. Your mainsail is instantly and infinitely reefable. Afew more turns, and it is furled I neatly and compactly away, safe from sun and storm ...
7
A B Sea: A Loose-Footed Lexicon
a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a single FOresaIL (headsail); except in the US where a sloop could have two foresails. If a sloop had two foresails in Britain, it would be a CuTTER. In the US, a cutter has a reefable foresail extended to a ...
Jack Lagan, 2003
8
Cruising World
vs Scott Sarreefe & Scott Starchute Scott Starreefer The most important sail in your inventory is a reefable headsail. Designed and constructed to handle a variety of wind ranges, our Starreefer will take the place of your number one, two and ...
9
Cruising World
The mainis instantly and infinitely reefable. Stoboom's gooseneck will fit most any mast section. Not only does Stoboom use the existing mast, but halyard, mainsheet, topping-lift and standing rigging also can remain the same. Traditional or ...
10
Motorboating - ND
While most systems claim to be reefable there is an inherent characteristic of genoas which limits this capability. When progressing from a large. light wind sail to a small, heavy wind sail we also want to pm gress from a full shape to a fiat ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REEFABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reefable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Focus on headsail furlers
A reefable furling headsail can be set, doused, reefed and tacked, all from the comfort of the cockpit. No need to don the wet-weather gear, no reams of billowing ... «My Sailing, May 11»
2
McConaghy 38 and Ker 40 on the way
The generous sail plan includes a reefable mainsail, two genoas and two masthead asymmetrical spinnakers set of a retractable pole. All-up weight is 3200kg ... «My Sailing, Apr 11»
3
McConaghy 38 (MC38) is cause for excitement
The best possible sail inventory can be supplied with the boat when you get it and yet it remains a cost-effective price - a reefable flat head mainsail, two jibs, ... «Sail World, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Reefable [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/reefable>. Apr 2024 ».
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