the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Full of shoals, or shallow places.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of shoals or shallow places; abounding in shoals.
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adj. full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
Word Usage
"A varied and attractive picture this, with the turquoise-blue of the deep water, the purple and leek-green tints of the shoaly and sandy little port, and the tawny shore dotted by six distinct palm-tufts."