noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a shoal/school of fish (= a large group swimming together )
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Shoals of little fish were swimming around her.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
small
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Green Chromis are ideal in small shoals .
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The small fish broke into smaller shoals , desperately seeking escape.
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Peaceful and lively, the fish is best in small shoals because loners or pairs become nervous.
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The small shoal fish shimmer in the background.
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A small shoal of big bream may patrol a beat no wider than five yards.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above: A shoal for £2?
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But pirates lurked in the shoals of global commerce, ready to plunder the cargoes.
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Green Chromis are ideal in small shoals.
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If you find yourself close to a shoal of feeding chub, take advantage and watch.
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Keep Pim. pictus in a shoal .
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Peaceful and lively, the fish is best in small shoals because loners or pairs become nervous.
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Swells passed through them, shoals surfaced without warning.
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They hugged the shore, Clayt pulling hard on the wheel at unseen shoals, flying over low water.