Shoal

SHOAL

-noun

1. a stretch of shallow water

2. a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, especially one that is visible at low water

-verb

3. to make or become shallow

4. (intr.) (nautical) to sail into shallower water

-adj.

Also: shoaly

5. a less common word for shallow

6. (nautical) (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water

-noun

1. a large group of certain aquatic animals, especially fish

2. a large group of people or things

-verb

3. (intr.) to collect together in such a group

In the street

An impromptu shoal

Reflecting history