Both Uses of
shoal
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Soon the River broadened and grew more shallow; long stony beaches lay upon the east, and there were gravel-shoals in the water, so that careful steering was needed.†
Chpt 2.9
- Or we shall be driven on the shoals.†
Chpt 2.9 *
Definition:
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(shoal as in: run aground on a shoal) an area of shallow water -- especially a navigation hazard, and often caused by a deposit of sand (sandbank)