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shoal

/ʃɒʊl/

Meanings
noun

Banco de arena, bajío

A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

Examples :

"The boat ran aground on a hidden shoal, and we had to wait for high tide. "
El barco encalló en un banco de arena oculto y tuvimos que esperar la marea alta.
geography geology nautical ocean environment

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration gathered

gathered verb

/ˈɡæðəd/ /ˈɡæðɚd/

Recopilar, juntar

"Example Sentence: "She gathered her books and papers before leaving the library." "

Ella recopiló sus libros y papeles antes de salir de la biblioteca.

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

Crear, generar

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Puedes crear el color naranja mezclando amarillo y rojo.

Illustration approached

approached verb

/əˈpɹəʊtʃt/ /əˈpɹoʊtʃt/

Acercarse, aproximarse

"The dog cautiously approached the sleeping cat. "

El perro se acercó cautelosamente al gato dormido.

Illustration entrance

entrance noun

/ˈɛn.tɹəns/ /ɛnˈtɹæns/

Entrada

"Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever."

Su entrada no atrajo ninguna atención en absoluto.

Illustration shallowing

shallowing verb

/ˈʃæloʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃælɔɪŋ/

Hacer menos profundo, hacerse menos profundo

"The river was shallowing after weeks without rain, making it difficult for boats to pass. "

El río se estaba haciendo menos profundo después de semanas sin lluvia, lo que dificultaba el paso de los botes.

Illustration creatures

creatures noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəz/ /ˈkɹit͡ʃɚz/

Criaturas, seres

"The children were excited to see the exotic creatures at the zoo. "

Los niños estaban emocionados de ver a las criaturas exóticas en el zoológico.

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

Granja colectiva

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

La granja colectiva estaba luchando para pagar equipos nuevos para la granja.

Illustration sailboat

sailboat noun

/ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/ /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/

Velero

"The sailboat glided across the lake, powered by the gentle breeze. "

El velero se deslizó por el lago, impulsado por la suave brisa.

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherente, bien organizado

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

El plan de lecciones del profesor era coherente, cubriendo todos los conceptos clave de manera lógica.

Illustration swimming

swimming noun

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

Natación

"My favorite weekend activity is swimming. "

Mi actividad favorita del fin de semana es la natación.

Illustration sandbank

sandbank noun

/ˈsændbæŋk/

Banco de arena, bajío

"The small sailboat ran aground on the unexpected sandbank, forcing the passengers to wait for the tide to rise. "

El pequeño velero encalló en el inesperado banco de arena, obligando a los pasajeros a esperar a que subiera la marea.