tide pool
noun
: a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide
called also tidal pool
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The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.
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Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet another new addition is located within the attraction’s already existing tide pool, which has long been home to reef fishes.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Harris Beach, Oregon Harris Beach, located in a state park on Oregon's south coast, is known for the incredible rock formations rising from its waves and a string of tide pools ripe for exploration.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
There, the tide pools blanketed with the spiny creatures awaited.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Yet another new addition is located within the attraction’s already existing tide pool, which has long been home to reef fishes.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Harris Beach, Oregon Harris Beach, located in a state park on Oregon's south coast, is known for the incredible rock formations rising from its waves and a string of tide pools ripe for exploration.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
There, the tide pools blanketed with the spiny creatures awaited.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Tide pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20pool. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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