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Definition of Shoals

Shoal
Shoal Shoal, v. t. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. --Marryat.
Shoal
Shoal Shoal, n. [AS. scolu, sceolu, a company, multitude, crowd, akin to OS. skola; probably originally, a division, and akin to Icel. skilja to part, divide. See Skill, and cf. School. of fishes.] A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass. ``Great shoals of people.' --Bacon. Beneath, a shoal of silver fishes glides. --Waller.
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Shoal Shoal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shoaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoaling.] To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. --Chapman.
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Shoal Shoal, a. [Cf. Shallow; or cf. G. scholle a clod, glebe, OHG. scollo, scolla, prob. akin to E. shoal a multitude.] Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.
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Shoal Shoal, n. 1. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow. The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on the sides some shoals for the fish to lay their span. --Mortimer. Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor. --Shak. 2. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal. The god himself with ready trident stands, And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands, Then heaves them off the shoals. --Dryden.
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Shoal Shoal, v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.

Meaning of Shoals from wikipedia

- which poses a danger to navigation. Shoals are also known as sandbanks, sandbars, or gravelbars. Two or more shoals that are either separated by shared...
- Shoals region, located in the northwest section of the state in Muscle Shoals. Due to its strategic location along the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals...
- stop to feed, they break ranks and become shoals. Shoals are more vulnerable to predator attack. The shape a shoal or school takes depends on the type of...
- Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is an American recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, formed in 1969 by four session musicians known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm...
- The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section is a group of American session musicians based in the northern Alabama town of Muscle Shoals. One of the most prominent...
- Muscle Shoals is a city in Alabama. Muscle Shoals also may refer to: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, an American recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama Muscle...
- "Moseley Shoals – Ocean Colour Scene". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2015. Hernandez, Raoul (15 November 1996). "Ocean Colour Scene: Moseley Shoals (MCA)"...
- Liam Clancy - Shoals Of Herring, at 0:38–1:07, published on the internet 14 December 2008. Discogs - Astrid Nijgh – De Razende Bol "The Shoals Of Herring...
- up shoals in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shoals are a coastal landform. Shoals may also refer to: Shoals, Indiana Shoals, North Carolina Shoals, West...
- 2010. The Shoals community is best known for the Jug Rock, the only free-standing table rock formation east of the Mississippi River. Shoals was originally...