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Definition: Coral Reef |
Coral ReefNoun1. A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Geography | Are widely distributed in shallow waters of warm seas. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Coral-algal or coral-dominated organic reef; a mound or ridge of in-place coral colonies and accumulated skeletal fragments, carbonate sand and limestone resulting from organic secretion of calcium carbonate that lithifies colonies and sands. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A coral-algal or coral-dominated organic reef; a mound or ridge of in-place coral colonies and accumulated skeletal fragments, carbonate sand, and limestone resulting from organic secretion of calcium carbonate that lithifies colonies and sands. A coral reef is built up around a potentially wave- and surf-resistant framework, esp. of coral colonies, but often including many algae; the framework may constitute less than half of the reef volume. Coral reefs occur today throughout the tropics, wherever the temperature is suitable (generally above about 18 degrees C, a winter minimum). (references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pitfall | Noun: rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags; sands, quicksands; syrt, syrtis; Goodwin sands, sandy foundation; slippery ground; breakers, shoals, shallows, bank, shelf, flat, lee shore, ironbound coast; rock ahead, breakers ahead. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Coral Reef |
| English words defined with "coral reef": atoll ♦ Barrier reef ♦ cay ♦ Florida keys ♦ key. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "coral reef": bommy ♦ coral head, coral knob, coral knoll, coralgal. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Coral Reef Adventure (2003) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Coral reef on south shore of American Samoa. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Plane table setup on a coral reef Crew off of PATHFINDER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Mangrove swamp habitat at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Aerial view of patterns in a coral reef. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A healthy stand of coral reef. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Fifteen small islets are part of the Caribe Keys, where the seagrass, coral reef , and mangrove habitats intersect and interconnect. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Endangered sea turtle cruises a coral reef in the Florida Keys. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | HYDROLAB scientists conducted coral reef studies not possible from the surface. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Chaetodon miliaris - butterfly fish over healthy Porites lobata coral reef. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | The ship channel between Babelthaup and Koror Islands. Note fringing coral reef. Credit: Small World. |
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Economic History | Papua New Guinea | The U.S. Government supports the International Coral Reef Initiative aimed at protecting reefs in tropical nations such as Papua New Guinea. (references) |
Maldives | Mining of sand and coral have removed the natural coral reef that protected several important islands, making them highly susceptible to the erosive effects of the sea. (references) | |
Maldives | There is growing concern about coral reef and marine life damage because of coral mining (used for building and jewelry making), sand dredging, and solid waste pollution. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Philippines | Efforts to address the practice of employing children as divers in dangerous conditions on coral reef fishing vessels met with mixed success. (references) |
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John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | The Atlantic Community grows, not like a volcanic mountain, by one mighty explosion, but like a coral reef, from the accumulating activity of all. |
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| Language | Translations for "coral reef"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gumë koralore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | коралов риф (key). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | korálový útes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | koralrev (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | koraalbank (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | koralliriutta (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | récif corallien, banc corallien. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Korallenriff (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοραλλιογενής ύφαλος (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | korallsziget (coral island, key). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | barriera corallina, banco di scogliera (bank reef, platform reef, table reef), banco di corallo, banco corallino (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 珊瑚礁 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さ""しょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sker chorralagh, rinn chorrylagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oralcay eefray recife de coral (cay, coralreef). (various references) коралловый риф (cay, coral-reef). (various references) koralni greben (cay). (various references) banco coralino (bank reef, platform reef, table reef). (various references) korallrev (reef). (various references) แนวปะการัง. (various references) mercan kayalığı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Coral Reef" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: coral ree, doral reef. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-l-o-r-r" | |
-2 letters: caroler, clearer. | |
-3 letters: areole, career, carrel, cereal, coaler, corral, creole, farcer, fearer, ferrel, florae, forcer, loafer, ocreae, oracle, realer, recoal, reface, relace, rolfer. | |
-4 letters: afore, carer, carle, carol, ceorl, claro, clear, coral, corer, creel, crore, facer, farce, farer, farle, fecal, feral, flare, fleer, flora, focal, force, freer, frere, frore, lacer, laree, ocrea, racer. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-f-l-o-r-r" | |
+2 letters: conferrable, overcareful. | |
+4 letters: reinforceable. | |
+5 letters: reconfigurable. | |
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