filão — meaning in English

English meaning

• reef noun A ridge of rock, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the sea.
• seam noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.

Senses

filão is used for these senses in English:

• reef (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
• seam (geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.

reef — full definition

1. noun A ridge of rock, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the sea.
2. noun A section of a sail that can be rolled up and tied down to reduce its area in strong wind.
3. verb To reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it.

seam — full definition

1. noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
2. noun A thin layer of a mineral, such as coal, running through rock.
3. verb To join pieces together with a seam, or to mark with a line resembling one.

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