Barrier-reef meaning

A long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon.
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A long coral reef that is parallel to the shoreline, separated from the shore by a deep, wide lagoon.
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A long, narrow ridge of coral that runs parallel to the mainland and is separated from it by a deep lagoon.
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(nautical) A name given to reefs separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon.
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Barrier-reef Sentence Examples

  • Off the Queensland coast the shelf broadens, its outer edge being lined by the seaward face of the Great Barrier Reef.

  • The Great Barrier Reef forms the prominent feature off the north-east coast of Australia; its extent from north to south is 1200 m., and it is therefore the greatest of all coral reefs.

  • An almost unbroken barrier reef skirts the west shore at about 5 m.

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