shelvy

• Adjetivo arcaico que descreve um terreno ou uma encosta com inclinação suave, como uma prateleira ou degrau.

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.

   Cheio de recifes submersos

   • 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.

   Sinônimosreefyshoaly

   Antônimosclearnavigableopen