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tide pool
noun
: an area of water that is left on a beach after the tide has fallen
Full Definition of TIDE POOL
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide —called also tidal pool
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First Known Use of TIDE POOL
1853
Rhymes with TIDE POOL
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TIDE POOL Defined for Kids
tide pool
noun
Definition of TIDE POOL for Kids
: a pool of salt water that is left behind when the tide goes out and in which small sea animals (as snails, crabs, and barnacles) are often found
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