Definition of shoal

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Shoal (v. i.) To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place..

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Flat :: Flat (n.) A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a shallow; a strand..
School :: School (n.) A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish..
Flash :: Flash (n.) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal..
Bank :: Bank (n.) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland..
Shoaling :: Shoaling (a.) Becoming shallow gradually.
Beacon :: Beacon (n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners..
Shoal :: Shoal (v. i.) To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place..
Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..
Buoy :: Buoy (n.) A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc..
Shoaly :: Shoaly (a.) Full of shoals, or shallow places..
Skull :: Skull (n.) A school, company, or shoal..
Conder :: Conder (n.) One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.
Shole :: Shole (n.) See Shoal.
Shoal :: Shoal (n.) A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass..
Shoal :: Shoal (a.) Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..
Scull :: Scull (n.) A shoal of fish.
Shoaled :: Shoaled (imp. & p. p.) of Shoa.
Shoal :: Shoal (n.) A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring..
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