reefed

== English == === Adjective === reefed (comparative more reefed, superlative most reefed) (nautical) Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. (aviation, space flight, of a parachute) Semi-deployed, with the canopy initially restricted from fully opening, in order to avoid subjecting the canopy to excessive air loads or the payload to excessive g-forces from fully deploying at high airspeed. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === reefed simple past and past participle of reef === Anagrams === feeder, ferede, refeed