barrier reef

English

Noun

barrier reef (plural barrier reefs)

(nautical) A name given to reefs separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon.

Translations

reef separated from the adjacent coast

Finnish: valliriutta (fi)

References

FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

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