fringing reef

noun

A completely shallow coral reef adjacent to a coast.

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Meanings

nounfringing reef (plural fringing reefs)

plural fringing reefs

  1. geographyA completely shallow coral reef adjacent to a coast.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 裙礁
  • 裙礁 (qúnjiāo)Translations
Finnish reunusriutta
  • reunusriuttaTranslations
French récif frangeant
  • récif frangeantTranslations
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APA

fringing reef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringing%20reef

MLA

“fringing reef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringing%20reef. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fringing reef,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringing%20reef.

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