tideland

American  

[tahyd-land] / ˈtaɪdˌlænd /

noun

1. land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.

2. Often tidelands. submerged offshore land within the territorial waters of a state or nation.

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tideland British  

/ ˈtaɪdˌlænd /

noun

1. land between high-water and low-water marks

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Etymology

Origin of tideland

First recorded in 1795–1805; tide ¹ + land

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Example Sentences

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tideland

That remained mostly true until 1937, when the Army Corps of Engineers diked and drained over 900 acres of tideland along the channel.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

Standing on its northern tip, a gentle tideland of almost-white sand, you can look east to the city’s skyline and marvel at all that has changed.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

The new bird sanctuary, consisting of one hundred acres of unspoiled tideland, and is protected by the state.

From SAT Tests

A legislative headache in California for years, this strip of tideland holds natural gas and oil worth about $500,000,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tideland spruce is the most important lumber tree in Alaska.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers

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