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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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Crystal Cove State Park and Cottages
Crystal Cove State Park is the place Southern Californians head to for incredible tide pool adventures.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Stage 5: La Jolla to Imperial Beach (Tom Courtney)
The walk to Imperial Beach from La Jolla takes you along some of California’s most picturesque coastline, with long oceanfront sections, an island with a tide pool park and plenty of options for replenishing eats and charming lodging.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The spill also caused the popular tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument to be closed.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
Eat at the beach while watching the surfers and seagulls before walking south of the neighborhood’s famous pier to explore tide pools full of sea anemones, crabs and more (best at low tide).
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 18 July 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 Dec. 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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