tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide
called also tidal pool
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The jellyfish, which has a tear down the middle of its cap, the top part of its body, was caught in a tide pool, according to Fowler.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 June 2025
La Jolla’s tide pools were chosen as one of two statewide sites for the June 1 kickoff of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s month-long Snapshot Cal Coast initiative.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
As with the animals in tide pools, keeping your distance from marine mammals is key.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
La Jolla has tide pools along Coast Boulevard and around La Jolla Shores.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 June 2025
La Jolla’s tide pools were chosen as one of two statewide sites for the June 1 kickoff of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s month-long Snapshot Cal Coast initiative.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
As with the animals in tide pools, keeping your distance from marine mammals is key.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
La Jolla has tide pools along Coast Boulevard and around La Jolla Shores.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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