ύφαλος — meaning in English

English meaning

• reef noun A ridge of rock, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the sea.
• shoal noun A large group of fish swimming together.

Senses

ύφαλος is used for these senses in English:

• reef A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

reef — full definition

1. noun A ridge of rock, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the sea.
2. noun A section of a sail that can be rolled up and tied down to reduce its area in strong wind.
3. verb To reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it.

shoal — full definition

1. noun A large group of fish swimming together.
2. noun A shallow, often sandy, stretch of water or the sandbank causing it.
3. adj Shallow.

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