Meaning & use
tide pool
A shallow pool of seawater left among rocks along the shore when the tide goes out.
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The children found a starfish and tiny crabs in the tide pool.
At low tide, the rocky coast was dotted with tide pools full of anemones.
A note on using this word
Common in marine biology and coastal nature writing; often spelled as one word or two.
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