shoal
/ʃəʊl/noun
उच्चारण शोल
मछलियों का झुंड
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[C] ~ (of sth)
a large number of fish swimming together
मछलियों का झुंड
- A shoal of sardines flashed silver under the boat.
- A shoal of fish darted past our feet at the ghat.
- A shoal of small fish gathered around the fishermen's net.
+ 2 more examples
- Children watched a shoal of minnows swim in the pond.
- The diver was surrounded by a shoal of bright yellow fish.
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[C]
a small hill of sand just below the surface of the sea or a river, that is dangerous to boats
(समुद्र, नदी में) उथली रेत की टीली, जो नावों के लिए खतरनाक हो
- The ferry ran aground on a shoal near the mouth of the river.
- Captains must avoid the shoal in the estuary.
- Boats must keep clear of the shoal near the harbour mouth.
+ 2 more examples
- The sailors marked the dangerous shoal on their chart.
- The ship was stuck on a shoal until the tide rose.
§Grammar and usage
Collective-noun question: a shoal (or school) of fish; compare a swarm of bees, a flock of birds, a herd of cattle, a pack of wolves, a pod of whales.
Collective noun के प्रश्नों में 'a shoal (या school) of fish' आता है; a swarm of bees, a flock of birds, a herd of cattle, a pack of wolves, a pod of whales से तुलना कीजिए।
The second sense, a sandbank, appears in passages about shipping.
दूसरा अर्थ, रेत का टीला, जहाज़रानी पर passages में आता है।