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barrier reef

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. barrier reef (noun)
  2. Great Barrier Reef (geographical name)

barrier reef

noun

Definition of BARRIER REEF

: a coral reef roughly parallel to a shore and separated from it usually by a lagoon
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First Known Use of BARRIER REEF

1805

Rhymes with BARRIER REEF

aperitif, comic relief

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