C2nounnature
US/ʃoʊl/
UK/ʃəʊl/
a large group of fish swimming together; also a large number of people or things
In context
A shoal of tiny silver fish swam past our boat.
Divers love this reef because of the huge shoals of colourful fish.
Shoals of tourists filled the narrow streets of Hoi An.
Words that go with shoal
noun + preposition
- shoal of fishA shoal of fish can change direction in an instant.
adjective + noun
- large shoalsFishermen use sonar to find large shoals of tuna.
- huge shoalsHuge shoals of sardines move along the coast every spring.
- vast shoalsVast shoals of herring once filled the North Sea.
- dense shoalsSmall fish swim in dense shoals to protect themselves from sharks.