shoaly

/'ʃouli/

Thân thiện

The boat navigates carefully through the shoaly waters.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Full of submerged reefs, sandbanks, or shoals: Describing an area of water that is shallow and potentially hazardous to navigation due to the presence of many underwater obstructions.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The captain warned of the shoaly waters near the coast.
  • Navigating the shoaly inlet requires a detailed chart and local knowledge.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in nautical, geographical, or literary contexts to describe treacherous, shallow waters.
  • The old map marked the bay as particularly shoaly.
• Figurative Use (Less Common): Can be used metaphorically to describe a situation full of hidden difficulties or obstacles.
  • The negotiations entered a shoaly phase, with unexpected issues arising at every turn.

Variants and Related Words

• Shoal (noun): A shallow area in a body of water, especially a sandbank or reef.
  • The ship ran aground on a hidden shoal.
• Reefy (adjective): Full of reefs; similar in meaning to "shoaly."
  • The reefy coastline is popular with divers.

Synonyms

• Shallow: Of little depth.
• Reef-filled: Containing many reefs.
• Treacherous: Hazardous, especially because of hidden dangers (when used figuratively for water).

Antonyms

• Deep: Extending far down from the surface.
• Clear: Free from obstructions.
• Navigable: Deep and wide enough for ships to pass through safely.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
   • reefy shallows
   • shoaly waters

Từ đồng nghĩa

• reefy
• shelfy
• shelvy