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Fringing reef

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fringing reef

 
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–noun
a coral reef close to and along the land.
Origin:
1835–45
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fring·ing reef   (frĭn'jĭng)
n.  A coral reef formed close to a shoreline.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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