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Definition of Reef points

Reef points
Reef Reef, n. [Akin to D. reef, G. reff, Sw. ref; cf. Icel. rif reef, rifa to basten together. Cf. Reeve, v. t., River.] (Naut.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. Note: From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails, is termed the first reef; from this to the next is the second reef; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part. --Totten. Close reef, the last reef that can be put in. Reef band. See Reef-band in the Vocabulary. Reef knot, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss. See Illust. under Knot. Reef line, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef. --Totten. Reef points, pieces of small rope passing through the eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail. Reef tackle, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing. --Totten. To take a reef in, to reduce the size of (a sail) by folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar.

Meaning of Reef points from wikipedia

- Reef points may refer to: The midshipman handbook of the United States Naval Academy A strap used to secure a sail This disambiguation page lists articles...
- may have built-in alternative attachment points that allow their area to be reduced. In a mainsail, reefing cringles may be installed in the sail; a cruising...
- attachment points and connections to lines; hoops and slides, which attach sails to spars; and reefing features, which may include reefing lines attached...
- The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres...
- includes several uniforms, combat boots, running sneakers and a copy of 'Reef Points', a 300 page handbook containing required knowledge that all plebes must...
- clews, out to yard below. Under way, the crew manages reef tackles, haul leeches, reef points, to manage the size and angle of the sail; bowlines pull...
- or gaff rigs, the reef points take some of the load on the sail and distribute it to the boltrope; with slab reefing, the reef-points just keep the sail...
- Kingman Reef (/ˈkɪŋmən/) is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi (20 km) east-west and 4.5 nmi (8 km)...
- (Y'Ami) Frances Reef Balabac Great Reef Pag-Asa (disputed) Pusan Point Mt. Apo Emden Deep (approx. location) This is a list of points in the Philippines...
- of points in the United States that are ****her north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in...