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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon.
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- noun nautical A
name given toreefs separated from the adjacentcoast by achannel orlagoon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
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