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Reef line

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reefpointnoun(nautical) Any of a series of short ropes attached to a sail that are used to secure it when reefed.
reefnounA chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
reef knotnounA knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.
reef-tacklenoun(nautical) The ropes that are tightened to reef a sail or loosened to fully extend it.
ratlinenoun(historical, often in the plural) A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.
rattlinenoun(nautical) Alternative form of ratline. [(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.]
reafnounObsolete spelling of reef. [A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.]
rattlinnoun(nautical) Alternative form of ratline. [(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.]
ratlinnoun(nautical) Alternative form of ratline. [(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.]
rattlingnounrattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)
ratline stuffnoun(nautical) Tarred rope from which ratlines are made.
running riggingnoun(nautical) The ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
ratlingnouna baby rat
riding sailnoun(nautical) A triangular sail.
yard ropenounAlternative form of yard-rope. [(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.]
rodeverb(ornithology) Of a male woodcock, to fly back and forth over the edge of a woodland while calling; to perform its, typically crepuscular, mating flight.
raipnoun
guest ropenoun(nautical) The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.
ridgeropenoun(nautical) A lifeline.
reimnoun(South Africa) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

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