shoal (noun)
31body of water — noun the part of the earth s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (Freq. 1) they invaded our territorial waters they were sitting by the water s edge • Syn: ↑water • Topics: ↑river, ↑lake, ↑ …
32sand stargazer — noun small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Dactyloscopidae, ↑family …
33channel piloting — noun : piloting by nonmathematical methods (as by buoys, beacons, or landmarks) near shoal waters …
34danger angle — noun : the angle between two known points as observed from a point marking the limit of safe approach of a ship to a reef, shoal, or other obstruction which can then be passed safely by keeping the known points at an angle, as observed from the… …
35ground log — noun : a ship s log for use in shallow water and strong currents in which the chip is replaced by a sinker that rests on the bottom and measures speed over the ground rather than through the water * * * Naut. a lead weight attached to a line,… …
36shoalgrass — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: shoal (II) + grass : a submerged herb (Halodule wrightii) of the family Potamogetonaceae that is native to the southeastern coastal U.S., has flat linear leaves and flowers with anthers unequally attached to the… …
37surf line — noun : a line of foam crested waves breaking on a formation (as a shoal) near the surface …
38v-bottom — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun also vee bottom “ Usage: capitalized V in “V bottom” 1. : a sailboat that is usually broad and shoal and has the bottom in the form of a flat V joined by a chine to vertical or flaring sides 2. : a usually high speed powerboat …
39List of collective nouns by collective term L-Z — Collective noun List of collective nouns List of collective nouns by collective term COLLECTIVE TERM COLLECTIVE PHRASE STATUS labour A labour of moles [cite web|url=http://dictionary.oed.com|title=Oxford English Dictionary online] lap A lap of… …
40Fish — are aquatic vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being …
