tidal basin
an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action.
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How to use tidal basin in a sentence
One night, my sons and I walked down to the tidal basin, where an orange orb hung like a faceless jack-o’-lantern.
In Massachusetts, a seacoast city that feels like home | Hannah Selinger | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe tidal basin glistened in the morning sun, and the Washington Monument jutted out of the ground.
Sea′-gates, a pair of gates in a tidal basin as a safeguard against a heavy sea.
The type of Port of Montreal is a combination of a protected tidal basin, riverside quays and pier jetties.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) | William Henry AthertonThis constitutes the protected tidal basin in which the water rises and falls with the river level.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) | William Henry Atherton
Near the tidal basin there were people taking pictures of each other under the flowering trees.
Jerry's Charge Account | Hazel Hutchins WilsonThe extensive Alexandra tidal basin, on the north side of the Liffey, admits vessels of similar capacity.
British Dictionary definitions for tidal basin
a basin for vessels that is filled at high tide
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Scientific definitions for tidal basin
An area that holds water during high tide, especially a body of water in an area subject to tides whose water level is maintained at a desired level by artificial means.
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