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n. Plural form of shoal.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoal.

"Large ships also lack the ability to operate close the the shore and in shoals or deltas when necessary, as well as not having providing the tactical ability to flush out smaller crafts."

shoaled    shoaling    shoals   

water    body of water    sandbank    change    animal group    modify    alter   

magnetic shoal   

shoaled    shoaling   

crowd    throng    shallow    school    flock    sandbank    sandbar   

reef    creek    inlet    islet    cove    isle    headland    harbour    ridge    peninsula