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tide pool — n AmE a small area of water left among rocks by the sea when the tide goes out British Equivalent: rock pool … Dictionary of contemporary English
tide pool — noun : a pool left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide compare beach pool * * * tide pool, a pool of water left by a receding tide: »Tide pools…where all the beauty of the sea is…portrayed in miniature (Rachel Carson). * * * noun, pl ⋯ pools… … Useful english dictionary
Tide pool — Tide pools (also tidal pools, rock pools or rock and roll pools) are rocky pools by oceans that are filled with seawater. Tide pools can either be small and shallow or deep. The small ones are usually found far back on the shore and the large… … Wikipedia
tide pool — noun (C) AmE a small area of water left among rocks by the sea when the tide goes out; rock pool BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tide pool — an area in the littoral zone that retains sea water at a low tide because of a depression or arrangement of rocky substrate; a year round habitat for certain fishes and a spawning site for others … Dictionary of ichthyology
tide pool. — See tidal pool. Also tidepool … Useful english dictionary
Pool — may refer to: Bodies of water*Plunge pool, small, deep body of water *The River Pool, river in England, tributary to the River Ravensbourne *Reflecting pool, shallow pool of water designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings: **Capitol… … Wikipedia
Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
tide — noun 1 change in the level of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ flood, incoming, rising ▪ ebb, outgoing ▪ high … Collocations dictionary
pool — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 swimming pool, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bathing, paddling (BrE), swimming, wading (AmE) ▪ big ▪ little, small … Collocations dictionary
