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

Lovers Point Park is a great spot for swimming and picnicking, while Asilomar State Beach gets you close to tide pools. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

Plus, the town of about 8,000 residents has tide pools, scenic walks, a monarch butterfly grove, and some of the best clam chowder on the California coast. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Outside the industrial center, the city is defined by quiet coastal communities, craggy coastlines, tide pools and stretches of sandy beaches bordered by oceanfront homes. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Track seven swathes a nervous dub rhythm in cottony pads and opulent harps; track eight takes us out on an uncharacteristically beatless swirl, like a tide pool full of sea anemones. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tide pool

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Kids Definition

tide pool

noun

: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) when the tide recedes