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shoal

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 shoal /ˈʃoʊl/ noun
plural shoals
1 shoal
/ˈʃoʊl/
noun
plural shoals
Learner's definition of SHOAL
[count]
: an area where the water in a sea, lake, or river is not deep浅水区
: a small, raised area of sand just below the surface of the water浅滩;沙洲
compare 2shoal
2 shoal /ˈʃoʊl/ noun
plural shoals
2 shoal
/ˈʃoʊl/
noun
plural shoals
Learner's definition of SHOAL
[count]
: a large group or number大群;大量often + of
compare 1shoal
IELTS BNC: 12753 COCA: 0

shoal

1 of 5

adjective

shoal

2 of 5

noun (1)

1
2
: a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow

shoal

3 of 5

verb (1)

shoaled; shoaling; shoals

intransitive verb

: to become shallow

transitive verb

1
: to come to a shallow or less deep part of
2
: to cause to become shallow or less deep

shoal

4 of 5

noun (2)

: a large group or number : crowd
a shoal of fish

shoal

5 of 5

verb (2)

shoaled; shoaling; shoals

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun (1)

Example Sentences

Adjective shoal waters of the bay meant that our ship had to be moored a considerable distance from shore

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald — more at skeleton

Noun (2)

Middle English *shole, from Old English scolu multitude — more at school

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1554, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

1579, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoal was circa 1554
IELTS BNC: 12753 COCA: 0

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