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creek

The correct spelling is creek.

How to pronounce creek

/kɹiːk/
noun

IPA: /kɹiːk/

Say it like: Cree-k

The correct spelling is creek. A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that i…

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  2. 2.A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
  3. 3.Any turn or winding.

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