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1. A shallow portion of a reef over which waves break. 2. A breaking wave that breaks into foam against the shore, a shoal, a rock or a reef. Sailors use breakers to warn themselves of their vessel's proximity to an underwater hazard to navigation or, at night or during periods of poor visibility, of their vessel's proximity to shore. 3.
Shallow (underwater relief), where the depth of the water is low compared to its surroundings; Shallow Bay (disambiguation), various places; Shallow Brook, New Jersey, United States; Shallow Inlet, Victoria, Australia; Shallow Lake, Idaho, United States; Shallow Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts), United States
Shallow is an elevation of the bottom in the sea, river, lake, which impedes navigation. It is a type of an underwater relief where the depth of the water is low compared to that of the surrounding points. Usually formed by sand or pebble deposits, can also be of volcanic origin or the result of human or animal activities.
However, the term is usually a synonym for shallow radiation fog; in some cases the depth of the fog is on the order of tens of centimetres over certain kinds of terrain with the absence of wind. Advection fog layer in San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge and skyline in the background
a water feature usually consisting of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface. Reservoir: a place to store water for various uses, especially drinking water, which can be a natural or artificial (see lake and impoundment). Rill: a shallow channel of running water. These can be either natural or human-made.
Gwyneth Paltrow may have found inspiration for her daughter's name when working on Shallow Hal.. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Shallow Hal film producers, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, appeared as guests ...
Riffles are almost always found to have a very low discharge compared to the flow that fills the channel [3] (approximately 10–20%), and as a result the water moving over a riffle appears shallow and fast, with a wavy, disturbed water surface. The water's surface over a riffle at low flow also has a much steeper slope than that over other in ...
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