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shoal¹

1. a stretch of shallow water

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

3. Nautical (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water

shoal²

a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish

shoal [′shōl]

(geology)

A submerged elevation that rises from the bed of a shallow body of water and consists of, or is covered by, unconsolidated material, and may be exposed at low water.

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shoal (redirected from Sand bank)

shoal
(redirected from Sand bank)