shoaly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of shoaly
Example Sentences
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The numbers of turtles which were seen swimming in quiet shoaly bays passed on the road, also gave us much amusement.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
The watchful hero felt the knocks, and found The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly ground.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
The distance between Point Cururu and Santarem was accomplished in three days, against the same difficulties of contrary and furious winds, shoaly water, and rocky coasts.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
The reef on the west side extends nearly to both extremes with breaks in it, through which boats may pass with safety, but within the reef it is in general very shoaly.
From The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) by Phillip, Arthur
The island was very large, rocky, and thickly wooded, and the coast was rocky too, and the water very shoaly, which made me understand how difficult landing must have been in the stormy weather.
From Marjorie by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
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