Heavy
Heavy adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: the heavy fighting has just begun, so there are no casualties to report
Shallow
Shallow adjective - Not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply.
Usage example: shallow breathing
Nearby Words: shallowed, shallowing
Both words in one sentence
- Accordingly, after he was released, he gathered his troops, captured the pirates, bound their hands and feet, put a heavy golden necklace on each of them and then drowned them in shallow water.
- Although not specifically intended for ship-to-ship duels, two of them were responsible for the destruction of a German cruiser which was sheltering in shallow waters during the First World War, as they were the only ones which could make their way far enough up-river with a heavy enough armament.
- More like mobile coastal artillery batteries than true bluewater ships, these ships usually were of size of a frigate but carried the armament of a heavy cruiser, providing more firepower than any other ship in shallow waters.
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