A reef is a bar of rock, sand, coral or similar material, lying beneath the surface of water.

Reef may also refer to:

Earth science

Places

  • Recife (Portuguese for "reef"), capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
  • Reef (Scottish Gaelic: Riof), a small village in Uig, Lewis, Scotland

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

  • Reef (company), an American apparel and shoe company
  • Reef knot, a kind of knot
  • Reefing, an action performed on sails to reduce the area on which the wind can act

See also

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