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

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The hope was to visit the tide pools, but the conditions were not safe enough to get on the rocks. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 The beach is easy to access from the hotel, and kids will delight in exploring the tide pools along the shoreline. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026 Kent’s created what look like tide pools with succulents and shells, surrounded by lava and boulders. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026 Here, sea urchins cover most of the surface area of the underwater rocks visible throughout the rugged tide pools, a sign that the local marine ecosystem has fallen deeply out of balance. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tide pool

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tide pool was in 1853

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tide pool

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