reefwalker en · NOUN
Etymology
From reef + walker.
Meanings
- A person who partakes in reefwalking.
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A type of thick-soled shoe used for walking on coral and coastal rocks.
His magnificent golden outfit disappeared. He wore frayed khaki shorts, calf-high reefwalkers with tabi toes, and a grubby yellow t-shirt imprinted dalriada windsurfer racing team. His distinctive physiognomy was hidden under a ratty straw sombrero and he had a silver torc about his neck.
1984, Julian May, The Adversary (Saga of Pliocene Exile; 4), Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reefwalkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |