Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	bank	An elevation of the sea floor located on a continental (or island) shelf and over which the depth of water is relatively shallow (20-200m) but sufficient for surface navigation; a shallow area consisting of shifting forms of silt, sand, mud, gravel, etc., but in this case it is only used with a qualifying word such as sandbank, gravelbank, etc. A bank may support shoals or bars on its surface which render it dangerous to navigation.	submerged earthform sea floor gravel
English	school	A group of fishes, usually constituted of the same species, which tends to orient and move in the same direction. There are obligate and facultative schoolers. The latter can only be forced to stop schooling momentarily by considerable violence and will not maintain a state of random orientation. See aggregation.	shoals schooling aggregation
French	banc	Une élévation du sol de la mer localisé sur la pente continental (ou la pente d’une île) et sur laquelle la profondeur d'eau est relativement peu profond (20-200m) mais suffisant pour naviguer la surface; une zone peu profonde qui consiste en formes changeants de vase, sable, boue, gravier, etc., mais dans ce cas il est utilisé avec un mot modifiant seulement tel que banc de sable, banc de gravier, etc. Un banc peut supporter des bancs de sable ou des barres sur sa surface qui le rend dangereux à navigation.	structure géomorphologique submergée fond de la mer gravier
Spanish	banco	Elevación del fonde del mar situada sobre la plataforma continental (o insular) y en la que la profundidad es relativamente pequeña (20-200 m), aunque suficiente para permitir la navegación; área somera consistente en formas cambiantes de barro, areana, fango, grava, etc., pero en estos casos es siempre utilizada con un cualificador, como banco de arena, banco de grava, etc. Los bancos pueden contener acumulaciones de arena o barras que los hacen peligrosos para la navegación.	grava
Portuguese	banco	Elevação do fundo oceânico localizada na plataforma continental por cima da qual as águas são pouco profundas embora permitam a navegação.	submerso fundo marinho gravilha

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