tidal basin

noun

1. an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action.

tidal basin

noun

1. a basin for vessels that is filled at high tide

tidal basin

1. An area that holds water during high tide, especially a body of water in an area subject to tides whose water level is maintained at a desired level by artificial means.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tidal basin¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

And there was a gift from Japan, um, from the mayor of Tokyo to be planted all along the tidal basin, and it's those iconic cherry trees.

From Scientific American

At 7,869 feet, the Hood Canal Bridge is the longest floating bridge in the world located in a saltwater tidal basin, and the third longest floating bridge overall.

From Seattle Times

One night, my sons and I walked down to the tidal basin, where an orange orb hung like a faceless jack-o’-lantern.

From Washington Post

Whitman, serving as his own shaper, massaged the property, partly sand dunes, partly tidal basins, to produce Cabot Links, which Canadian golf writer Loren Rubenstein proclaimed as the first authentic links in Canada.

From Golf Digest

But gazing around on this brilliant spring afternoon, with the Washington Monument towering behind him and a brisk wind whipping whitecaps on the tidal basin, he didn’t feel any need to be introduced.

From Washington Post