shoal² /shōl/

Shallow

1. An area of shallow water
2. A sandbank, esp one exposed at low tide

1. To become shallow
2. To sail into shallow water (nautical)

1. To sail into (water of decreasing depth)
2. To make shallow

shoalˈing noun

shoalˈness noun

shoalˈy adjective

1. (of a stretch of water) full of shallows
2. (of a vessel's draught) shallow, and therefore capable of sailing in shoal water (nautical)

shoal mark noun

An indication of shoal water

shoal water noun

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