submerged shoal

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• shoal — Ⅰ. shoal [1] ► NOUN 1) a large number of fish swimming together. 2) informal, chiefly Brit. a large number of people. ► VERB ▪ (of fish) form shoals. ORIGIN probably from Dutch sch le troop …   English terms dictionary

• Shoal — Bar (landform) redirects here. For other uses, see Bar (disambiguation)#Landforms. Sandbank redirects here. For other uses, see Sandbank (disambiguation). For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation). Sandbar between St. Agnes and Gugh on the Isles …   Wikipedia

• shoal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. school, multitude, host, horde; shallow, sandbar. See assemblage, lowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reef, sandbank, sand bar, shallow, shallow water, underwater knoll, bank, bar, mudflat; see also reef …   English dictionary for students

• shoal — 1) a social group of fish, e.g. in shallow water or at the surface, cf. school where synchronised swimming is the criterion 2) a submerged ridge, bank, or bar covered by mud, sand or gravel which is at or near enough to the water surface to… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• shoal — shoal1 noun 1》 a large number of fish swimming together. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. a large number of people or things. verb (of fish) form shoals. Origin C16: prob. from MDu. schōle troop ; cf. school2. shoal2 noun 1》 an area of shallow water.… …   English new terms dictionary

• shoal — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a great number of fish swimming together (cf. SCHOOL(2)). 2 a multitude; a crowd (shoals of letters). v.intr. (of fish) form shoals. Etymology: prob. re adoption of MDu. schole SCHOOL(2) 2. n., v., & adj. n. 1 a an area of shallow …   Useful english dictionary

• Old Orchard Shoal Light — Year first constructed 1893 Year first lit 1893 Automated 1955 Foundation Concrete/Cast Iron Caisson Construction Cast Iron Tower shape Conical Spark Plug Markings / pattern l …   Wikipedia

• Fort Ripley Shoal Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Fort Ripley Shoal Light (USCG) location = NNW of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina harbor approaches coordinates = coord|32.766|N|79.902|W|region:US type:landmark (approx.) yearlit = 1878 automated =… …   Wikipedia

• Karitane Shoal — is a shoal located in the Pacific Ocean south of the Cook Islands. Despite the fact that it is submerged under nine metres of water, it is claimed as territory by the Dominion of Melchizedek, a micronation known for involvement in large scale… …   Wikipedia

• Alice Shoal — Alice Shoal, in Spanish Banco Alicia or Bajo Alicia , is a wholly submerged reef, located 31 km northeast of East Cay of Serranilla Bank, and 48 km WNW of Bajo Nuevo Bank, at coord|16|05|N|79|22|W|. The bank is about 16 km in diameter as defined… …   Wikipedia

• Amirante Islands — Location Map Amirantes Satellite Image Map, with neighboring …   Wikipedia