a long coral reef that is parallel to the shoreline, separated from the shore by a deep, wide lagoon
barrier reef
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barrier reef
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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, narrow ridge of coral that runs parallel to the mainland and is separated from it by a deep lagoon.
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