shoal

IPA: ʃˈoʊɫ

noun

  • A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
  • A shallow in a body of water.
  • Any large number of persons or things.
  • (collective) A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.

verb

  • To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
  • (transitive) To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.
  • To become shallow.
  • To collect in a shoal; to throng.

adjective

  • (now rare) Shallow.
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Examples of "shoal" in Sentences

  • There are fish in shoal.
  • The kids played near the shoal.
  • The bay is shoal and sheltered from the wind.
  • Lisianski Island lies in the northwestern part of the shoal.
  • The shrine was founded in 1627 with reclamation of the shoal.
  • The shoal in front of the fort is steep and extends to about.
  • The shoal is shallow and makes access to the island difficult.
  • The Lisianski Island lies in the nortwestern part of the shoal.
  • The shaded waters of the bridge also attract shoals of perch and pike.
  • The lighthouse served to mark the location of turbulent tidal waters and shoals.

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