tidal zone

collocation in English

meaningsoftidalandzone

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tidal
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/us
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/
relating to ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition oftidalandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftidal zone

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And once thetidalzonegets covered by ice.
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Migratory fish would have to negotiate the barrage itself, pass through the alteredtidalzonedownstream and an 11-kilometre stretch of impounded water upstream.
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Migratory fish, as we have heard, will have to negotiate the barrage itself and also pass through the alteredtidalzonedownstream and the impounded water upstream.
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The effects are more pronounced above thetidalzonethan where the concrete is permanently submerged.
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It is characterized as a broad, flat, water-logged lowland with atidalzonethat may extend as far as 15 km inland.
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Thetidalzonewith its periodic exposure to dehydrating air is home to barnacles, molluscs, and crustaceans.
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Intertidal honeycomb weathering is found on horizontal planes in rock within thetidalzone.
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Frozen water, in the form of glacier ice, covers some 16,000 sqmi of land and 1,200 sqmi oftidalzone.
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Rivers depositing sediment, together with waves and coastal currents, reshape thetidalzonewhere mangroves thrive.
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Because these areas provide a shelter from oceanic currents, these zones share many invertebrate species with the onshoretidalzone.
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Glacier ice covers some 16000sqmi km2 of land and 1200sqmi km2 oftidalzone.
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When carrying eggs, females migrate to the coast, where they release the eggs in thetidalzone.
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Algae and other sessile organisms in tidal zones exemplify this.
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Although there are freshwater species, the great majority are marine (salt water) species, ranging from tidal zones to depths exceeding 8800m mi.
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