shallows
/SH AE1 L OW0 Z/noun
- 1
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
“The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.”
- 2
A fish, the rudd.
- 3
A costermonger's barrow.
verb
- 1
To make or become less deep.
noun
- 1
An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.
“You'll have to navigate carefully through these shallows.”
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shallow, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shallows