shoaly

American  

[shoh-lee] / ˈʃoʊ li /

adjective

shoalier, shoaliest

1. full of shoals or shallows.

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Etymology

Origin of shoaly

First recorded in 1605–15; shoal ¹ + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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shoaly

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 Henry Walter Bates

An inlet or shoaly arm of the sea into which a river or rivers empty, and subject to tidal influence.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

The river had now sunk to its lowest point, and numbers of fresh-water dolphins were rolling about in shoaly places.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates

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 Arthur Phillip

This is not occasioned by shallow water, as this channel is very deep, only that on the Egyptian side it is somewhat shoaly close to the shore.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

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