james shoal
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
an underwater shoal (bank) in the South China Sea
Example Sentences
- "(1.) Shoal North-West of Acis Shoals. A shoal (James Shoal), with 12 fathoms water on it, and 22 to 31 fathoms around, lies about 25 miles north-west of Acis Shoals, in approximately lat 4° 0'N., long. 112° 18' E."
- "James Shoal, with a depth of 12 fathoms and 22 to 30 fathoms around, lies about 25 miles northwest of Acis Shoals, as charted."
- "Chinese ships also regularly patrol off the island of Borneo and near James Shoal east of the Natuna islands, China’s southernmost territorial claim which Malaysia says belongs to it."