barrier reef in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for barrier reef in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.reef2 [Brit riːf, Am rif] N NAUT

II.reef2 [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB trans NAUT

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III.reef2 [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB intr NAUT

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I.barrier [Brit ˈbarɪə, Am ˈbɛriər] N

II.barrier [Brit ˈbarɪə, Am ˈbɛriər] VB trans

barrier reef in the PONS Dictionary

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It consists of a ring-shaped barrier reef and several sand islets.
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It encompasses 700 square km and is protected by a double barrier reef system.
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The barrier reef encircling this lagoon is narrow and has four passages through it west of the island.
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It formed the world's largest barrier reef, 3001,000 m (9803,300 ft) from shore, stretching for 2,000 km (1,200 mi).
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It consists of a 6-mile (10 km) wide nearly circular barrier reef surrounding a shallow lagoon and several sand islets.
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A barrier reef forms a calcareous barrier around an island resulting in a lagoon between the shore and the reef.
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