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Barrier reef   /bˈæriər rif/   Listen
Barrier reef

noun
1.
A long coral reef near and parallel to the shore.



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Great Barrier Reef


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... lay is now dotted with mining-fields and townships, and fertile spaces of tilled tropical plantations. The coast-line rich in harbours is the busy haunt of steamers, and the narrow waterway between the mainland and the great barrier reef the home of many lightships. But when Kennedy and his party made their pioneer journey, the great desolation of the wilderness beset them on every side from the land, whilst the sea off-shore held ...
— The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work • Ernest Favenc


Words linked to "Barrier reef" :   coral reef


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