shelvy

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das Land oder Gelände beschreibt, das eine Neigung oder einen Abhang hat, ähnlich einem Regal oder Absatz.

An obsolete adjective describing land or terrain that slopes or inclines, like a shelf.

1. Full of submerged reefs or shoalsC2formalbritish

   Describing a body of water that has many underwater obstacles such as sandbanks, reefs, or shoals, making navigation dangerous.

   Voll von Unterwasserfelsen

   • The captain warned the crew about the shelvy waters ahead.
   • Sailors avoided the shelvy coast due to hidden sandbanks.
   • The map marked the area as shelvy, with many submerged reefs.

   Synonymereefyshoaly

   Antonymeclearnavigableopen