Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - shoal(2)

n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a an area of shallow water. b a submerged sandbank visible at low water. 2 (esp. in pl.) hidden danger or difficulty. --v. 1 intr. (of water) get shallower. 2 tr. (of a ship etc.) move into a shallower part of (water). --adj. archaic (of water) shallow. øøshoaly adj. [OE sceald f. Gmc, rel. to SHALLOW]