tide pool

noun

: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide

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Examples of tide pool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Hang out on Cayucos State Beach or check out the tide pools in Estero Bluffs State Park. Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024 The best beaches in the US offer a medley of these sorts of good traits, from pristine sand and azure waters to staggering rock formations and biodiverse tide pools. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024 The plant is located on the oceanside of Point Loma, about a half-mile north of the tide pools and less than a mile north of the tip of the peninsula. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024 At low tide Thursday, the Surfrider Foundation will host a tide pool walk in La Jolla, and around high tide Friday morning, the San Diego Audubon Society is leading a walk in Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve on Mission Bay. Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024 While my drain used to get blocked weekly, leading to a mini tide pool of bath water during showers, the Oxo Good Grips Silicone Shower and Tub Drain Protector has kept it from getting congested for two years. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 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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