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shoal2

Syllabification: (shoal)
Pronunciation: /SHōl/
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Definition of shoal

noun

  • an area of shallow water, especially as a navigational hazard.
  • 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

verb

[no object]
  • (of water) become shallower.

adjective

dialect or North American
  • (of water) shallow.

Derivatives

shoaly

adjective

Origin:

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

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