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Meanings of barrier reef in English

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Usage of barrier reef in English
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A section of the barrier reef makes one of them especially attractive.
My Name is Legion
2
A great barrier reef surrounds the group to the eastward, leaving the southern quarter open.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
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A heavy sea was still running over the barrier reef which enclosed a small lagoon.
The Wings of the Morning
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You'll also get a one-way 35 minute helicopter transfer over the barrier reef directly to Gladden.
News.com.au
5
For the same reason that a barrier reef of coral grows along certain coasts: Australia, etc.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
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Now through the stillness came a low, slow, pulsating whisper, the voice of the barrier reef.
Rainbow's End
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One is inclined to suspect that this may be a submarine extension of the barrier reef.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
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It was foam breaking on the barrier reef.
The Blue Lagoon
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Hopkins is also just a 30-minute boat ride from the second largest barrier reef in the world.
Ebony
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As soon as they passed the barrier reef, the sails were hoisted, and Dick took the helm.
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
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That lake of sea water for ever protected from storm and trouble by the barrier reef of coral.
The Blue Lagoon
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Belize also provides the best nature has to offer, with the second largest barrier reef in the world.
Ebony
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The great barrier reef is dead.
Wired
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While the great barrier reef is struggling, there are many, many people doing great work to help restore it.
Wired
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Color electrifies every corner of Belize, from the radiant stilted houses of Hopkins Village to the multi-hued barrier reef.
Ebony
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Ross balanced in the middle of the skiff as it bobbed along the swell of waves inside a barrier reef.
Key Out of Time