tide pool

noun

Definition of tide pool

: 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

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Time your visit to the hour before or after low tide to explore the beach’s tide pools, teeming with starfish, mollusks and hermit crabs. — Rico Gagliano, WSJ, "3 Quick Escapes From Los Angeles," 1 Aug. 2018 Three suspects were arrested after a gray horn shark was taken from the San Antonio Aquarium’s tide pool exhibit around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Texas aquarium shark thief may have posed as supplier to stake out exhibit, staff says," 1 Aug. 2018 Those include the expansion of an after-school tide pool program and organized tours for nonprofit groups that would give access to about 400 people a year. — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, "Hollister Ranch access agreement is a wipeout and a sellout, hundreds of beach lovers scream," 23 June 2018 Several years ago, starfish succumbed to a wasting disease and vanished from tide pools. — New York Times, "Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving and Disappearing," 9 July 2018 DEL MAR Outdoor class on tide pool animals The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy presents Seashore Splash from 10 to 11:15 a.m. July 21 at the Birdwing Open Air Classroom, 3201 Via De La Valle. — Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Vista Boys & Girls Club gala raises $85K ...community news," 11 July 2018 The scientists believe that those descended from the dying sea stars grew ill and died upon their return to the tide pools. — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, "Sea Stars Started Dissolving. What Helped Some of Them Survive?," 18 June 2018 Each has its own unique features: Montara has its wide sandy beach; Moss Beach has its tide pools. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "One Day, One Place: Half Moon Bay harbor," 11 July 2018 Her playgrounds were tide pools and redwood forests. — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, "Kate Brandt Is Turning Google into a Green Powerhouse," 5 July 2018

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