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shoal

UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/

Translations

shoalnoun
shoals
pl
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
The ship ran aground on a shoal.
Корабль сел на мель.
A shoal of fish swam past the boat.
Мимо лодки проплыл косяк рыб.
Additional translations
мелководье
стая
Synonyms
school
gaggle
flock
throng
crowd
shoalverb
shoaled
Past Simple
shoaled
Past Participle
shoaling
Gerund
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
shoaladjective
shoaler
Comp.
shoalest
Super.
UK
/ʃəʊl/
US
/ʃoʊl/
The boat got stuck in the shoal waters near the shore.
Лодка застряла в мелководных водах у берега.
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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