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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The beach also has incredible tide pools, access to scenic hikes, and a charming seaside town—complete with art galleries, candy shops, and local restaurants and microbreweries.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
Without Chan, there are only two full-time employees left, one to monitor the park’s five islands’ tide pools and another to monitor its kelp forests.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
Without Chan, there are only two full-time employees left, one to monitor the park’s five islands’ tide pools and another to monitor its kelp forests.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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