Shoal
noun
A large group of fish swimming together.
The diver was amazed by the large shoal of fish.
Often appears as...
- shoal of fish
- large shoal
noun
A shallow area in a body of water.
The boat got stuck on a shoal near the island.
Often appears as...
- sand shoal
- coral shoal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To become shallow.
The river shoals rapidly in this area.
Often appears as...
- river shoals
- water shoals
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To gather in a large group.
The fish began to shoal at the surface of the water.
Often appears as...
- fish shoal
- birds shoal
noun
A large group of fish swimming together.
The diver was amazed by the large shoal of fish.
Often appears as...
- shoal of fish
- large shoal
noun
A shallow area in a body of water.
The boat got stuck on a shoal near the island.
Often appears as...
- sand shoal
- coral shoal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To become shallow.
The river shoals rapidly in this area.
Often appears as...
- river shoals
- water shoals
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To gather in a large group.
The fish began to shoal at the surface of the water.
Often appears as...
- fish shoal
- birds shoal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Group Behavior
Use 'shoal' when fish move together as if they're one organism, often for protection.
During feeding times, you can witness a vast shoal shifting direction like a wave.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Observation
'Shoal' is ideal for describing natural scenes where fish act collectively, not when they're spread apart.
The marine documentary showcased a shoal navigating through the coral maze.
Pro Tip 1/2Group Behavior
Use 'shoal' when fish move together as if they're one organism, often for protection.
During feeding times, you can witness a vast shoal shifting direction like a wave.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Observation
'Shoal' is ideal for describing natural scenes where fish act collectively, not when they're spread apart.
The marine documentary showcased a shoal navigating through the coral maze.
Pro Tip 1/2Group Behavior
Use 'shoal' when fish move together as if they're one organism, often for protection.
During feeding times, you can witness a vast shoal shifting direction like a wave.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Observation
'Shoal' is ideal for describing natural scenes where fish act collectively, not when they're spread apart.
The marine documentary showcased a shoal navigating through the coral maze.
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#OurEarth Innovation in...
website you'll be in it watch some of the roofs of the Great Barrier Reef that have been surveyed so far and they'll be just more and more coming online first time not just the very ring but other ropes are in the world as well that's fantastic do you guys um it muscle shoal
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Penguins vs. Pelicans PIPE...
swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life from these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water bunching the throng even tighter making
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Penguin vs. Pelican PIPE...
swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life for these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water
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Bait Hunting PIPE Shark Men
unbelievable about a life on a shoal just around the corner big school to fish a lot of made it look like a baby IM see a little juvenile white sharks with position is we gave it a few passes we're gonna wear it work our way south
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Rediscovering ourselves...
guess I sniff things out of the wind and air I circle and I loop and I double-cross and the wilderness told me so is a hog in me and a fish I know I come from salt blue water gates I scurried with shoals of hearings i blue
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How squids outsmart...
Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats, often swim together in shoals. Being out in the open without anywhere to hide makes them vulnerable,
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African Bullfrog Dad...
Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action and shepherds his shoal like a sheepdog herding a flock.
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
A herd of wildebeests, a shoal of fish, a flock of birds. Many animals gather in large groups that are among the most wonderful spectacles in the natural world.
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Sharks in Love PIPE...
these female sharks are choosing they're picky about which males mate with them and when the wrong guy shows up she Shoals into waters deep as we're in now
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Tagging Squid PIPE National...
beyond the limits of even advanced deep divers but they rise toward the surface every night in shoals of over a thousand to hunt bait fish
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#OurEarth Innovation in...
website you'll be in it watch some of the roofs of the Great Barrier Reef that have been surveyed so far and they'll be just more and more coming online first time not just the very ring but other ropes are in the world as well that's fantastic do you guys um it muscle shoal
Video examples
Penguins vs. Pelicans PIPE...
swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life from these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water bunching the throng even tighter making
Video examples
Penguin vs. Pelican PIPE...
swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life for these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water
Video examples
Bait Hunting PIPE Shark Men
unbelievable about a life on a shoal just around the corner big school to fish a lot of made it look like a baby IM see a little juvenile white sharks with position is we gave it a few passes we're gonna wear it work our way south
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
guess I sniff things out of the wind and air I circle and I loop and I double-cross and the wilderness told me so is a hog in me and a fish I know I come from salt blue water gates I scurried with shoals of hearings i blue
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats, often swim together in shoals. Being out in the open without anywhere to hide makes them vulnerable,
Video examples
African Bullfrog Dad...
Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action and shepherds his shoal like a sheepdog herding a flock.
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
A herd of wildebeests, a shoal of fish, a flock of birds. Many animals gather in large groups that are among the most wonderful spectacles in the natural world.
Video examples
Sharks in Love PIPE...
these female sharks are choosing they're picky about which males mate with them and when the wrong guy shows up she Shoals into waters deep as we're in now
Video examples
Tagging Squid PIPE National...
beyond the limits of even advanced deep divers but they rise toward the surface every night in shoals of over a thousand to hunt bait fish
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Amy Chua
American Educator
A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.
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Jane Leavy
American Writer
By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the first Cape Cod League in 1923 - Orleans joined the four original teams five years later. By 1940, the league had foundered on financial shoals and disbanded.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of 'like' are a help to young people who are struggling to negotiate the shoals and rapids of ethnic identity, the street, and general correctness.
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Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.
Quote examples
Amy Chua
American Educator
A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.
Quote examples
Jane Leavy
American Writer
By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the first Cape Cod League in 1923 - Orleans joined the four original teams five years later. By 1940, the league had foundered on financial shoals and disbanded.
Quote examples
Christopher Hitchens
American Author
Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of 'like' are a help to young people who are struggling to negotiate the shoals and rapids of ethnic identity, the street, and general correctness.
Quote examples
Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.
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