tidal pool

American  

noun

1. a pool of water remaining on a reef, shore platform, or beach after the tide has receded.

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tidal pool Scientific  

1. A pool of water remaining after a tide has retreated. The physical conditions of the tidal pool can change significantly throughout the day as the temperature of its water fluctuates with solar heating and its salinity increases with evaporation. As a result, tidal pools are harsh environments for the organisms that inhabit them.

2. Also called tide pool

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Example Sentences

A black sponge that encrusts tidal pool rocks in southern Japan, Halichondria okadai, produced a drug, now marketed as Halaven, to treat late-stage breast cancer.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2022

In “Manhattan Beach,” nearly every scene is set against a river or an ocean or a tidal pool.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2017

In 1961, Philip Helfrich, a professor at the University of Hawaii on Oahu, and a graduate student named John Shupe, persuaded fishermen to take them to the tidal pool in the legend.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017

Muizenberg, just beyond Danger Beach, is where everyone learns to surf, but Dalebrook is the tidal pool and beach locals keep to themselves.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2016

He slipped on a piece of broken barrel and slid down the dune, landing on his fake rabbit tail in a tidal pool.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia