Shoal (disambiguation)

Shoal (disambiguation)

Things known as shoal, shoals or shoaling include:
* Shoal, a sandbank or reef creating shallow water, especially where it forms a hazard to shipping
* Shoal draught (or draft), of a boat with shallow draught which can pass over some shoals
* Wave shoaling, the change of wave height for sea waves propagating into shallow water
* Shoal, a swarm of fish or other aquatic creatures. Applies particularly to smaller creatures in large groups – the term for larger fish and cetaceans or for smaller groups of similar fish is usually "school"
* The Shoals, a region in northwest Alabama, United States
* Shoals, Indiana, a town in the United States


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