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shoal
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What does shoal mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: shoals |
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| shoal - a stretch of shallow water | ||
| shallow | ||
| body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
| shoal - a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide | ||
| sandbank a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide | ||
| shoal - a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" | ||
| school | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shoal (Noun)
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow. - shoal (Noun)
Any large number of persons or things. - shoal (Noun)
A large number of fish or other sea creatures of the same species swimming together. - shoal (Verb)
To arrive at a shallow or less deep area. - shoal (Verb)
To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of. - shoal (Verb)
To become shallow. - shoal (Verb)
To collect in a shoal; to throng. - shoal (Adjective)
Shallow.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shoal (n.)
A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass. - shoal (v. i.)
To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. - shoal (a.)
Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water. - shoal (n.)
A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow. - shoal (n.)
A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal. - shoal (v. i.)
To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals. - shoal (v. t.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shoal
Group of a large number of fish (or other sea animals, such as dolphins or whales), normally from the same species, that swim together. -
shoal
A somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically composed of sand, silt or small pebbles.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shoal
shōl, n. a great multitude of fishes swimming together.—v.i. to crowd.—adv. Shoal′wise, in shoals. [A.S. scólu, company—L. schola, school.] -
shoal
shōl, n. a shallow: a place where the water of a river, sea, or lake is not deep: a sandbank.—adj. shallow.—v.i. to grow shallow: to come upon shallows.—ns. Shoal′er, a coasting vessel; Shoal′iness; Shoal′ing, filling up with shoals; Shoal′-mark, a mark set up to indicate shoal-water; Shoal′ness, shallowness.—adj. Shoal′y, full of shoals or shallows: not deep. [Scand.; Ice. skálgr, oblique; cf. Shallow.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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shoal
a term synonimous with shallow. See that article.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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shoal
A danger formed by sunken rocks, on which the sea does not break; but generally applied to every place where the water is shallow, whatever be the ground. (See FLAT SHOAL, SHOLE, or SCHOLE.) Also, denotes a great quantity of fishes swimming in company--squamosæ cohortes. Also, a vessel is said to shoalen, or shoal her water, when she comes from a greater into a less depth.
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