GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE

Meaning of GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE in English

ˌGreat ˌBarrier ˈReef, the BrE AmE

the largest ↑ coral reef 1 in the world, off the northeast coast of Australia. It is around 2000 km (1250 miles) long.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

REEF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Capitol Reef National Park coral reef Great Barrier Reef
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GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
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REEF — I. ˈrēf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English riff, from Old Norse rif; probably akin to Old English rāw …
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GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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BARRIER — I. ˈbarēə(r) also ˈber- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English barrere, from Middle French barriere, from barre bar 1. …
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REEF — (v. t.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, …
Английский словарь Webster
REEF — ( v. t. ) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REEF — reef 1 /reef/ , n. 1. a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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BARRIER — /bar"ee euhr/ , n. 1. anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People …
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REEF — I. ˈrēf noun Etymology: Middle English riff, from Old Norse rif; probably akin to Old Norse rīfa to rend — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARRIER — noun Etymology: Middle English barrere, from Anglo-French, from barre bar Date: 14th century 1. a. : something material that blocks …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REEF — noun a large vein of auriferous quartz; so called in australia. hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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BARRIER — noun any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 2. barrier ·noun an any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or …
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REEF — [reef] n [ME riff, fr. ON rif; akin to OE ribb rib] (14c) 1: a part of a sail taken …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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REEF — reef BrE AmE riːf ▷ reefed riːft ▷ reefing ˈriːf ɪŋ ▷ reefs riːfs ▶ ˈ reef knot BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARRIER — barrier BrE AmE ˈbær i‿ə AmE \ ə r ˈber- ▷ barrier|s z ▶ ˈ barrier cream BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REEF — / riːf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long line of rocks or sand near the surface …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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BARRIER — / ˈbæriə(r); NAmE / noun 1. an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REEF — I. reef 1 /riːf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: rif ] a line …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARRIER — bar ‧ ri ‧ er W3 /ˈbæriə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
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REEF — n. & v. Naut. --n. each of several strips across a sail, for taking it in or rolling it up …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REEF — n. & v. Naut. n. each of several strips across a sail, for taking it in or rolling it up …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
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BARRIER — n. 1 a fence or other obstacle that bars advance or access. 2 an obstacle or circumstance that keeps people …
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REEF — 1. n.1 a ridge of rock or coral etc. at or near the surface of the sea. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BARRIER — n.1 a fence or other obstacle that bars advance or access. 2 an obstacle or circumstance that keeps people or …
Oxford English vocab
REEF — ( reefs) A reef is a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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BARRIER — ( barriers) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A barrier is something …
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REEF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barrier reef coral reef reef knot COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE coral ▪ Many of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARRIER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barrier method barrier reef break the sound barrier (= travel faster than the speed of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
BARRIER — [noun] [C] - a long pole, fence, wall or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people …
Cambridge English vocab
REEF — n. Capitol Reef National Park coral reef Great Barrier Reef
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
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REEF
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
REEF — I. noun Reef is used before these nouns: ↑ knot II. verb Reef is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
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GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
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BARRIER — n. 1 bar, fence, railing, wall; ditch, ha-ha A barrier was erected at each end of the street This barrier …
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REEF — I сущ. 1) а) риф (ряд подводных или мало возвышающийся на уровнем моря скал на мелководьях) to strike a reef …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARRIER — 1. сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие the sonic, sound barrier ≈ звуковая помеха cultural barrier ≈ культурные различия language barrier …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REEF — reef.ogg _I 1. ri:f n мор. риф ( на парусе ) to take in a reef - а) брать риф; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BARRIER — barrier.ogg 1. ʹbærıə n 1. 1> барьер; перила, ограждение show your ticket at the barrier of the railway station - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BARRIER — 1) барьер; преграда; перегородка; экран 2) горн. барьерный (пограничный) целик 3) перила 4) шлагбаум 5) гидр. противофильтрациоиная завеса; диафрагма; ядро; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BARRIER — 1) барьер; преграда; перегородка; экран 2) горн. барьерный (пограничный) целик 3) перила 4) шлагбаум 5) гидр. противофильтрациоиная завеса; диафрагма; ядро; мембрана 6) изолирующий цилиндр, изолирующая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BARRIER — барьер; перегородка; преграда; препятствие; экран - elastic barrier - gas barrier - heat barrier - impeding barrier - interphase barrier - local barrier - lower barrier - moving barrier - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
REEF — reef I сущ.1) а) риф (ряд подводных или едва возвышающихся над уровнем моря скал на мелководьях) to strike a reef …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREAT — great прил.1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) - great blot - great masses of population - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REEF — _I 1. ri:f n мор. риф ( на парусе ) to take in a reef - а) брать риф; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. последний …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BARRIER — 1. ʹbærıə n 1. 1> барьер; перила, ограждение show your ticket at the barrier of the railway station - предъявляйте …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
REEF — I сущ. 1) а) риф ( ряд подводных или едва возвышающихся над уровнем моря скал на мелководьях ) to strike …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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