a lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
shallow water a shallow dish a shallow cut a shallow closet established a shallow beachhead hit the ball to shallow left field
a not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
shallow breathing a night of shallow fretful sleep in a shallow trance
s lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
shallow people his arguments seemed shallow and tedious
Authorities investigate deck collapse at Florida sports bar Investigators began examining a twisted pile of concrete, metal and wood Friday to determine why a waterfront deck at a popular sports bar collapsed into shallow Biscayne Bay, injuring two dozen people gathered the night before to cheer the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
June 15, 2013 - Denver Post
Authorities probe deck collapse at Fla. sports bar NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) -- Investigators began examining a twisted pile of concrete, metal and wood on Friday to determine why a waterfront deck at a popular sports bar collapsed into shallow Biscayne Bay, injuring two dozen people gathered to cheer the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
June 14, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
Barack Obama in Wall Street Journal President Obama said in his White House address last week that "part of the reason the oil companies are drilling a mile beneath the surface of the ocean" is "because we're running out of places to drill on land and in shallow water."