reefed

Meanings

Verb

• lower and bring partially inboard
• roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
• reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
• simple past and past participle of reef

Adj

• Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
• 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.

Synonyms

reef