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shoal

UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/

Translations

shoalnoun
shoals
pl
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
bancEn zoologie, pour un groupe de poissons.
A shoal of herring was spotted near the coast.
Un banc de harengs a été repéré près de la côte.
haut-fondTerme de navigation et de géographie maritime.
The boat ran aground on a shoal in the river.
Le bateau s'est échoué sur un haut-fond dans la rivière.
Additional translations
multitudeSens figuré.
Synonyms
school
gaggle
flock
throng
crowd
shoalverb
shoaled
Past Simple
shoaled
Past Participle
shoaling
Gerund
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
s'ensablerSurtout pour un cours d'eau ou un chenal qui devient plus peu profond.
The channel shoals abruptly as it nears the sandbar.
Le chenal s'ensable brusquement à l'approche du banc de sable.
nager en bancSe dit des poissons.
Thousands of anchovies were shoaling near the pier.
Des milliers d'anchois nageaient en banc près de la jetée.
shoaladjective
shoaler
Comp.
shoalest
Super.
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
peu profondSe dit surtout de l'eau ou d'une zone aquatique.
The boat had to navigate carefully through the shoal waters near the coast.
Le bateau a dû naviguer prudemment dans les eaux peu profondes près de la côte.
Antonyms
deep

Definitions

shoalnoun
A large number of fish swimming together.
A shoal of herring was spotted near the coast.
A shallow place in a body of water.
The boat ran aground on a shoal in the river.
A large number of people or things considered together; a multitude.
A shoal of questions flooded the help desk after the update.
shoalverb
To become shallow or grow less deep (of a body of water).
The channel shoals abruptly as it nears the sandbar.
To swim or gather together in a large group (of fish).
Thousands of anchovies were shoaling near the pier.
shoaladjective
Having little depth; shallow.
The boat had to navigate carefully through the shoal waters near the coast.
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