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Meaning of barrier reef | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A reef separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon; a reef that forms a barrier between the open ocean and the waters of the shoreline.

Equivalents

Deutsch Barriereriff
Suomi valliriutta
한국어 보초
Svenska barriärrev

Examples

“Ask anyone who's been there and they'll tell you the same thing - there's no surf in Tahiti. The reason they say is because this barrier reef.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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