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 For these citizen scientists, the rush of discovery and the ever-changing nature of tide pools draws them in. Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024 Check out our Vancouver Island Getaway Guide for all the tide pools teeming with marine life beyond walking distance from the hotel. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024 Advertisement There are tide pools to the north near Lechuza Beach, which also didn’t make our list but did get a shoutout. Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024 The celebration featured balloon arches, a dessert wall and a tide pool filled with stingrays, starfish and a bamboo shark. Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tide pool 

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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tide pool was in 1853

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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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