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BARRIER REEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrier reef mean?
• BARRIER REEF (noun)
The noun BARRIER REEF has 1 sense:
1. a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
Familiarity information: BARRIER REEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("barrier reef" is a kind of...):
coral reef (a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone)
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