Usually means: Coral reef close to shore.
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  1. fringing reef: Merriam-Webster
  2. fringing reef: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. fringing reef: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. fringing reef: Collins English Dictionary
  5. fringing reef: Wordnik
  6. fringing reef: Wiktionary
  7. fringing reef: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. fringing reef: Dictionary.com
  9. Fringing reef: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. fringing reef: FreeDictionary.org
  11. fringing reef: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. fringing reef: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (fringing reef)

▸ noun:  (oceanography) A completely shallow coral reef adjacent to a coast.

Similar:
barrier reef, drop-off, forereef, reef break, reef, backreef, bag reef, coral reef, nearshore, shelf, more...

Types:
atoll, barrier reef, lagoon reef, guyot, seamount, more...

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Similar:
barrier reef, drop-off, forereef, reef break, reef, backreef, bag reef, coral reef, nearshore, shelf, more...

Types:
atoll, barrier reef, lagoon reef, guyot, seamount, more...



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