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shoal

[shohl] / ʃoʊl /
NOUN
sandbar
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And in August, a Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near the same shoal.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Authorities sent the Teresa Magbuana to Sabina in April as part of a prolonged presence they plan to maintain at the shoal.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

The shoal, which is less than 200 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, is home to a crumbling warship, the Sierra Madre.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

In 1999, Manila intentionally ran the World War II–era ship aground on the shoal, establishing a permanent military presence there.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Still grasping it Ged was pulled back as the breakers streamed back from the shoal, so that he was in deep water and saved, till the next wave, from battering on the rocks.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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