creek

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

creek [creek creeks] BrE [kriːk] NAmE [kriːk] noun
1. (BrE)a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land
Syn: ↑inlet
2. (NAmE, AustralE, NZE)a small river or stream
•Sandy Creek
Idiom: ↑up the creek

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin.

Example Bank:
•He stood on the steep bank above Ray's Creek.
•They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Creek, brook