shoal
noun/ʃoʊl/
Frequency rank: #13,979 most common English word
Meaning
a shallow area of water, or a large group of fish swimming together.
Example sentence
The fishermen were careful to navigate around the dangerous shoal that lay just beneath the surface.
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