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Wondering how to use Reefed in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Reefed in a sentence

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Reefed | Reef | Reefs | Reefer | Reefers | Reefing

Reefed meaning

simple past and past participle of reef

Using Reefed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of reef

Context around Reefed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brailed 1× lower 1×

Often after:

circa 1× portion 1×

Sentence patterns with Reefed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

sails brailed reefed circa 1899 1× the lower reefed portion of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

marshall islanders sailing 1× no explanation is 1×

Common sentence endings:

circa 1899 1900 1× for windward sailing 1×

Words around Reefed

Just before it in the word index:

reef 519 reedy 44 reedville 2 reedus 27 reeducation 14 reeducate 6

Just after it in the word index:

reefer 26 reefers 3 reefing 3 reefs 286 reeg 2 reegan 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Reefed

  • In this selection, "reefed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brailed, lower, circa and portion stand out and add context to how "reefed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include sails brailed reefed circa 1899 and the lower reefed portion of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "reefed" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with reefed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Marshall Islanders sailing, with sails brailed ( reefed ), circa 1899-1900. (10 words)

No explanation is offered as to how this could be accomplished with a square sail as the lower reefed portion of the sail would be very bulky and would prevent even an approximation of the laminar flow necessary for windward sailing. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

No explanation is offered as to how this could be accomplished with a square sail as the lower reefed portion of the sail would be very bulky and would prevent even an approximation of the laminar flow necessary for windward sailing. (41 words)

Marshall Islanders sailing, with sails brailed ( reefed ), circa 1899-1900. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Marshall Islanders sailing, with sails brailed ( reefed ), circa 1899-1900.

No explanation is offered as to how this could be accomplished with a square sail as the lower reefed portion of the sail would be very bulky and would prevent even an approximation of the laminar flow necessary for windward sailing.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "reefed" in a sentence?
An example: "Marshall Islanders sailing, with sails brailed ( reefed ), circa 1899-1900." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "reefed" from authentic English texts.
What does "reefed" mean?
Reefed means: simple past and past participle of reef
How many example sentences with "reefed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "reefed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.