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tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide
called also tidal pool
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
The hotel is next to the Laguna Art Museum and walking distance from plenty of charming restaurants and shops, but guests may also want to just relax, float on the waves and explore the tide pools just steps away.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
To its west, 73 miles of Pacific coastline lure beachcombers and cold-water surfers to its sandy shores and marine life lovers to its teaming tide pools.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
About three miles south of Newport is the Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area, where nature dazzles at the Rocky Bight tide pools and the Crystal Cove Conservancy’s rental cottages are a long-standing tradition for families.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1853, in the meaning defined above
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) when the tide recedes
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