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| foreshore |
the part of the shore exposed at low tide and covered at high tide. [1/2 definitions] |
| low water |
low tide. [1/2 definitions] |
| low-water mark |
the lowest point reached by a low tide, or the lowest level of a body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| mud flat |
a tract of land that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide. |
| rockweed |
any of numerous related, coarse, brownish seaweeds that grow on rocks exposed at low tide. |
| sea level |
the surface level of the sea, halfway between high and low tide. It is used as the starting point for measuring elevations and depths. |
| shoal1 |
an elevated ridge or area in the bottom of a body of water, esp. one that is uncovered at low tide; sandbar. [1/6 definitions] |
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