Definition
A large group of fish swimming together, or a shallow area of water where a ship might run aground.
Etymology
From Old English 'sceolu,' possibly related to 'school' of fish. The term merged two concepts: a group of fish (a school or shoal) and a shallow sandbar, both meanings still used today.
Kelly Says
A 'shoal' of fish and a school of fish actually both come from the same old word roots, but shoal started meaning the sandbar danger that would trap fleets—it's fascinating how one term spawned two different meanings depending on whether you're talking about fish or danger at sea!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
ondiepte
on-DEEP-te
AMአማርኛ
ውሃ ጠፍጠፍ
wha tef-tef
ARالعربية
مياه ضحلة
mi-yaah daf-la
BGБългарски
плитчина
plit-chi-na
BNবাংলা
অগভীর জল
o-gob-hir jol
CSČeština
mělčina
MYEL-chi-na
DEDeutsch
Untiefe
UN-tee-fe
ELΕλληνικά
αβαθής
a-va-THEES
ETEesti
madalam
ma-da-LAM
EUEuskara
hondartza
hon-DAR-tza
FAفارسی
آب کم عمق
aab kam omgh
FISuomi
matalikko
ma-ta-LIK-ko
FRFrançais
haut-fond
o-fohn
GLGalego
baixío
bai-SHI-o
HIहिन्दी
छिछला पानी
chich-la paa-ni
HRHrvatski
pličina
pli-CHI-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
dangkal
DANG-kal
LTLietuvių
sekluma
se-KLU-ma
LVLatviešu
sēklis
SEK-lis
MNМонгол
гүн биш ус
gun bish us
MSBahasa Melayu
dangkal
DANG-kal
MYမြန်မာ
ရေတိမ်ပိုင်း
ye-tein-pine
NLNederlands
ondiepte
on-DEEP-te
PLPolski
mielizna
mye-LEEZ-na
PTPortuguês
baixio
bai-SHI-o
RORomână
banc de nisip
bank de ni-SIP
SKSlovenčina
mielina
mye-LI-na
SLSlovenščina
plitvina
plit-VI-na
SRСрпски
плићина
pli-chi-na
SWKiswahili
mahali pembeni
ma-ha-li pem-BE-ni
TAதமிழ்
நீர்த்தளம்
neer-tha-lam
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న నీటి ప్రదేశం
chin-na nee-ti pra-de-sham
UKУкраїнська
мілина
myi-LYI-na
URاردو
کم گہرائی
kam gehraa-i
VITiếng Việt
bãi cạn
bai can