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tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide
called also tidal pool
Examples of tide pool in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Then the ecologist James Estes documented how sea otters in California’s offshore kelp forests played a keystone role akin to that of starfish in Paine’s tide pools.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
An interactive tide pool and a new kids' club launching in May will turn Hotel del Coronado into the ultimate family-friendly summer retreat.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Hikers will walk for a few minutes along the path before heading down stairs that take them to the tide pool access area and bluffs.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Along the way, hikers can stop to investigate tide pools, sit on the rocks and enjoy the view and take in native Mediterranean coastal sage scrub and maritime chaparral plants.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Crystal Cove State Park is one of Laguna’s big draws, perhaps foremost for its four tide pool areas.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
There are tide pools, hiking and mountain bike paths, Texas-sized waves for surfers, white sand, and car-free beaches.
—Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
Anemones, sea stars, urchins, barnacles, periwinkles and other marine creatures inhabit the park’s tide pools — some of the best in Southern California.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Spooner’s Cove beach is dog-friendly (on a leash), and boasts pebbly sand, tide pools, caves and unique rock formations.
—Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1853, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near tide pool
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) when the tide recedes
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