Phrase guide

intertidal zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Baluchi: بدوک — part of a beach
  • Chinese: 潮間帶 /潮间带 (cháojiāndài) — part of a beach
  • Faroese: fjøra — part of a beach
  • Finnish: vuorovesivyöhyke — part of a beach
  • French: estran — part of a beach
  • French: batture — part of a beach
  • German: Gezeitenzone — part of a beach
  • German: Gezeitenschorre — part of a beach
  • Greek: αλίπεδο (alípedo) — part of a beach
  • Indonesian: bisak — part of a beach
  • Indonesian: zona pasang surut — part of a beach
  • Indonesian: zona intertidal — part of a beach
  • Irish: urthrá — part of a beach
  • Italian: bagnasciuga — part of a beach
  • Italian: battigia — part of a beach
  • Māori: taihua — part of a beach
  • Māori: matāwhanga — part of a beach
  • Māori: ara o Hinekirikiri — part of a beach
  • Māori: tuaone — part of a beach
  • Scottish Gaelic: raon eadar-thràghaidh — part of a beach
  • Scottish Gaelic: seal-mara — part of a beach
  • Welsh: parth rhynglanw — part of a beach