Definition of
shoal has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology,geography
1
[ noun ] (geography) a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

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sandbank

2
[ noun ] a stretch of shallow water

Synonyms

shallow

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body_of_water shallow shallow

3
[ verb ] become shallow

Synonyms

shallow

Examples

"the lake shallowed over time"

Related terms

change

4
[ verb ] make shallow

Synonyms

shallow

Examples

"The silt shallowed the canal"

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change

5
[ adjective ] full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals

Synonyms

shelfy shelvy shoaly reefy

Examples

"reefy shallows" "shoaly waters"

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shallow

6
[ noun ] (biology,zoology) a large group of fish

Synonyms

school

Examples

"a school of small glittering fish swam by"

Related terms

animal_group fish school

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