tideland
noun
tide·land
ˈtīd-ˌland 
-lənd
1
: land overflowed during flood tide
2
: land underlying the ocean and lying beyond the low-water limit of the tide but being within the territorial waters of a nation
—often used in plural
Examples of tideland in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Residential uses are prohibited on port tidelands, which are held in trust by the port for the benefit of all Californians.
—
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The stairs will be just east of the La Playa Trail on city property, abutting port tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Commissioners are appointed for four-year terms by their member cities and are tasked with managing the tidelands on behalf of all Californians.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
The port has, in recent years, shown an increasing appetite for entertainment uses on tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
The San Diego Unified Port District spans 34 miles of tidelands with bayfront territory in five member cities: San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
The board makes policy decisions for the San Diego Unified Port District, which spans 34 miles of tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Kim inspected a tideland on the west coast on Monday after seawater recently destroyed an embankment with inadequate drainage system, flooding more than 560 hectares of land, including over 270 hectares of rice paddies, news agency KCNA said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
Thousands of teens to evacuate from World Scout Jamboree amid heat wave
The condition of the event site, on land reclaimed from tidelands, was a far cry from the initial plan to prepare for natural disasters.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The stairs will be just east of the La Playa Trail on city property, abutting port tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Commissioners are appointed for four-year terms by their member cities and are tasked with managing the tidelands on behalf of all Californians.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
The port has, in recent years, shown an increasing appetite for entertainment uses on tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
The San Diego Unified Port District spans 34 miles of tidelands with bayfront territory in five member cities: San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
The board makes policy decisions for the San Diego Unified Port District, which spans 34 miles of tidelands.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Kim inspected a tideland on the west coast on Monday after seawater recently destroyed an embankment with inadequate drainage system, flooding more than 560 hectares of land, including over 270 hectares of rice paddies, news agency KCNA said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
Thousands of teens to evacuate from World Scout Jamboree amid heat wave
The condition of the event site, on land reclaimed from tidelands, was a far cry from the initial plan to prepare for natural disasters.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tideland.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near tideland
Cite this Entry
“Tideland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tideland. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tideland
noun
tide·land
ˈtīd-ˌland
-lənd
: land overflowed during high tide
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share