Meanings
nounintertidal zone (plural intertidal zones)
plural intertidal zones
- geographyThe part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.
Synonyms: foreshore, tidal zone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.
Similar
foreshoretidal zone
Translations
Chinese 潮間帶 /潮间带
- 潮間帶 /潮间带 (cháojiāndài)part of a beach
Finnish vuorovesivyöhyke
- vuorovesivyöhykepart of a beach
French estran, batture
- estranpart of a beach
- batturepart of a beach
German Gezeitenzone, Gezeitenschorre
- Gezeitenzonepart of a beach
- Gezeitenschorrepart of a beach
Greek αλίπεδο
- αλίπεδο (alípedo)part of a beach
Indonesian bisak, zona pasang surut
- bisakpart of a beach
- zona pasang surutpart of a beach
- zona intertidalpart of a beach
Irish urthrá
- urthrápart of a beach
Italian bagnasciuga, battigia
- bagnasciugapart of a beach
- battigiapart of a beach
Māori taihua, matāwhanga
- taihuapart of a beach
- matāwhangapart of a beach
- ara o Hinekirikiripart of a beach
- tuaonepart of a beach
Scottish Gaelic raon eadar-thràghaidh, seal-mara
- raon eadar-thràghaidhpart of a beach
- seal-marapart of a beach
Welsh parth rhynglanw
- parth rhynglanwpart of a beach
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APA
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“intertidal zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertidal%20zone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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