Synonyms for barrier reef
bar·ri·er reef

Princeton's WordNet

1. barrier reefnoun

   a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore

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1. • Coral Reef

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1. Shani Tager:

   This decision has been described by some as a reprieve for the Reef. It is not a reprieve - it is a big, red flag from UNESCO, by insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months ... UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not fine and is not safe in Tony Abbott’s hands.

2. Shani Tager:

   By insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months ... UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not fine and is not safe in Tony Abbott's hands.

3. Climate Council:

   The Australian government has stewardship of one of the world's most precious and iconic ecosystems, but The Great Barrier Reef continued support for fossil fuels and its lack of effective climate policy means it's utterly failing to live up to that responsibility.

4. John Burt:

   It's a natural laboratory for studying how coral reefs might respond to climate change, these corals exist in hotter conditions than are projected for at least another century in places like Australias Great Barrier Reef and the Caribbean.

5. Terry Hughes:

   We saw record-breaking temperatures all along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, there wasn't a cool portion in the north, or a cool portion in the south this time around, the whole Barrier Reef was hot so the bleaching we have seen this year is the most extensive so far.