shark-infested
adj1
Usually, Of coastal waters Having many sharks in the area, and therefore considered dangerous for swimmers, etc.
- Then, thinking about the island, Jacquie remembered seeing Harvey the day they left. She’d just gotten on the boat, and she saw him in the water. Hardly anyone ever got in that water. It was freezing. And—everyone had been convinced—shark-infested.2018, Tommy Orange, “Jacquie Red Feather”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 111:
- The UK's fares 'system' is a shark-infested murky pool that is 'under review'.2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 42: