The Collaborative International Dictionary
Closereefed
Closereefed \Close"reefed`\, a. (Naut.) Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
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closereefed
a. (context nautical of a sail English) Having all the reefs taken in.
Usage examples of "closereefed".
Then, in desperation, I abandoned the attempt to reef the mainsail and resolved to try the experiment of heaving to under the closereefed foresail.
Things did not stand as they were: the wind strengthened, veering westerly, so that they could carry no more than closereefed topsails.
Much fresher winds, and more uncertain: sometimes they would fairly box the compass, and now it was no unusual thing for the Surprise to strike her topgallantmasts down on deck, hand her courses, and proceed under closereefed topsails alone.