shoal
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
shoals
plural
shoals
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOAL
[count]
1
:
an area where the water in a sea, lake, or river is not deep
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fish lurking in the shoals
2
:
a small, raised area of sand just below the surface of the water
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The boat ran aground on the shoal.
2
shoal
/ˈʃoʊl/
noun
plural
shoals
2
shoal
/ˈʃoʊl/
noun
plural
shoals
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOAL
[count]
:
a large group or number
— often + of
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a shoal [=(more commonly) school] of fish
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(chiefly Brit) a shoal of letters from angry readers
