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shoal2

Pronunciation: /ʃəʊl/

Definition of shoal

an area of shallow water: we clawed our way out from the Bahamian shoals into the deep waters of the Atlantic
a submerged sandbank visible at low water.
(usually shoals) a hidden danger or difficulty:he alone could safely guide them through Hollywood’s treacherous shoals

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(of water) become shallower: the water shoals reasonably gently, and the swimming is safe

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Derivatives

Old English sceald (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to shallow

Definition of shoal in the US English dictionary

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