forereef
English
noun
Definitions
- The seaward side of a coral reef ecosystem.
Etymology
Compound from English fore (prominent, for, out in front) + English reef.
Origin
English
reef
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Douglas Reef English
- Douglass Reef English
- Reefton English
- afore English
- backreef English
- first English
- fore English
- foreanent English
- forebulge English
- forecheck English
- foredraft English
- forehatch English
- foremast English
- foremost English
- foreright English
- foreshore English
- foreward English
- forward English
- reef English
- reefable English
- reefage English
- reefal English
- reefer English
- reefgoby English
- reeflike English
- reefpoint English
- reefwide English
- reefy English
- wherefor English
- whithertofore English
- rif Middle English
- rhiffio Welsh
- riof Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- rip Tok Pisin