tidepool

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noun

A rocky pool by the ocean that is filled with seawater left behind by the falling tide.

“They peeked into the tidepool and found starfish and anemones.”

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rockpooltidal pooltide pondtidal pond
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Meanings

nountidepool (plural tidepools)

plural tidepools · alternative tide pool

  1. A rocky pool by the ocean that is filled with seawater left behind by the falling tide.

    They peeked into the tidepool and found starfish and anemones.

    Synonyms: rockpool, tidal pool, tide pond, tidal pond

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rocky pool by the ocean that is filled with seawater left behind by the falling tide.

Similar
rockpooltidal pooltide pondtidal pond
Also see
tidal pondtidal pooltide pond

Origin

From tide + pool.

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Translations

Basque marea-osin
  • marea-osinTranslations
Catalan bassa de marea
  • bassa de mareaTranslations
Dutch getijdenpoel
  • getijdenpoelTranslations
Finnish kalliolammikko
  • kalliolammikkoTranslations
French bâche, baïne
  • bâcheTranslations
  • baïneTranslations
German Gezeitentümpel
  • GezeitentümpelTranslations
Hebrew כְּרִית
  • כְּרִית (krit)Translations
Māori āria
  • āriaTranslations
Portuguese poça de maré
  • poça de maréTranslations
Spanish poza de marea, charco intermareal
  • poza de mareaTranslations
  • charco intermarealTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

tidepool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidepool

MLA

“tidepool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidepool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidepool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidepool.

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