Barrier reef

Barrier reef

Barrier reef can refer to:-

*a coral reef,
*the Great Barrier Reef in Australia,
*the Belize Barrier Reef,
*the New Caledonia Barrier Reef,
*"Barrier Reef (TV)", an Australian television series.


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  • Barrier reef — Barrier Bar ri*er, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[ e]re, fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. A fortress or fortified town …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • barrier reef — n. a long coral reef that is parallel to the shoreline, separated from the shore by a deep, wide lagoon: see GREAT BARRIER REEF …   English World dictionary

  • Barrier Reef (TV) — Barrier Reef was a 1970s Australian television programme.It was a fictional series about a group of marine biologists on board a ship carrying out research around the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.It was shown later on British… …   Wikipedia

  • barrier reef — ► NOUN ▪ a coral reef close to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water …   English terms dictionary

  • barrier reef — n a line of ↑coral (=pink stone like substance) separated from the shore by water …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • barrier reef — noun a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore • Hypernyms: ↑coral reef * * * noun, pl ⋯ reefs [count] : a long coral reef that is near a shore * * * ˌbarrier ˈreef [barrier reef] noun a line of rock and ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • barrier reef — a reef of coral running roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a wide, deep lagoon. [1795 1805] * * * ▪ geology       a coral reef (q.v.) roughly parallel to a shore and separated from it by a lagoon or other body of water. A… …   Universalium

  • Barrier Reef — /bæriə ˈrif/ (say bareeuh reef) noun → Great Barrier Reef …  

  • Barrier Reef. — See Great Barrier Reef. * * * …   Universalium

  • Barrier Reef — Sp Barjèrinis rifas Ap Barrier Reef L Hondūro įl., Belizas …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

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