shoal

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A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together
To collect in a shoal; to throng
To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area
Any large number of persons or things
To cause a shallowing
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow
Shallow

But that part of the coast being shoal and bare, / And rough with reefs which ran out many a mile, / His port lay on the other side o' the isle.

{n} a crowd, sandbank, shallow
{v} to crowd, press, grow or be shallow
become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"
Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water
{f} throng, crowd together, gather into a large group (of fish, etc.); become shallow; make shallow
A place in a body of water where the water is particularly shallow
a stretch of shallow water a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals
1 (noun) A shallow area in a waterway caused by the deposition of sediment 2 (verb) To become shallow due to the deposition of sediment
a bank or reef, an area of shallow water dangerous to navigation Sounding: the of operation of determioning the depth of the sea, and the quality of the ground, by means of a lead and line, sunk from the ship to the bottom, where some of the sediment or sand adheres to the tallow in the hollow base of the lead
an elevation in the water which makes it shallow and dangerous for navigation (haut-fond)
a submerged expanse of coral reef, surrounded by deep water, which does not form a part of a barrier or fringing reef
A sandbank or bar, which makes the water shoal
make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"
An area of rocks or sand at or near the surface of a body of water
Very shallow place in a body of water
a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place
(1) (noun) A detached area of any material except rock or coral The DEPTHS over it are a danger to surface navigation Similar continental or insular shelf features of greater DEPTHS are usually termed BANKS (2) (verb) To become shallow gradually (3) To cause to become shallow (4) To proceed from a greater to a lesser DEPTH of water
A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass
A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal
is shallow; a shallow
A sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow; specifically : an elevation which is not rocky and on which there is a depth of water of six fathoms (11 meters) or less
A shoal of fish is a large group of them swimming together. Among them swam shoals of fish. tuna shoals
A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc
A large number of fish of the same species swimming together
{i} sand bank in shallow water; area of shallow water; school of fish; large group of people or things
A sandbank or bar creating a shallow
An offshore hazard to navigation at a depth of 16 fathoms (30 meters or 96 feet) or less, composed of unconsolidated material
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
a stretch of shallow water
To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep
shoal of fish
group of fish, school of fish
shoal water
shallow water, water that is not deep
shoaly
{a} full of or having shallows, shallow
shoaling
Becoming shallow gradually
shoals
plural of shoal
shoaly
Full of shoals, or shallow places
shoaly
{s} filled with many sand bars, having many shallow areas created by shoals
shoal
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