an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action
Word origin
[1855–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, kickoff, pickup, superheat
Examples of 'tidal basin' in a sentence
tidal basin
The power plant portion of the dam is 330m (1,091ft) long and the tidal basin measures 22.5 km2 (9 square miles).