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Meanings of shoaly in English

Full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals.

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        Usage of shoaly in English
        1
        We passed two nights at anchor in shoaly water off the beach.
        The Naturalist on the River Amazons
        2
        Yes ma'am the river is pretty shoaly right there.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        3
        The numbers of turtles which were seen swimming in quiet shoaly bays passed on the road, also gave us much amusement.
        The Naturalist on the River Amazons
        4
        As we approached the island, numbers of the animals were seen coming to the surface to breathe, in a small shoaly bay.
        The Naturalist on the River Amazons
        Shoaly through the time