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creek

[kreek, krik] / krik, krɪk /


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I am sure that the springs gush with water, and creeks and rivers are flowing everywhere, as the landscape has turned the brightest green.

From Literature

The main part of the trap was a big, round metal pipe, like the ones that ran under roads to let creeks and streams pass underneath.

From Literature

It had been too long since she’d flown like this, without an immediate destination in mind, flying just to watch Second Avenue run beneath her like a creek of light in the dark.

From Literature

But before you can soak in Santa Barbara County’s highly popular Montecito Hot Springs, you’ll need to hike a little over a mile uphill, threading your way among boulders, oaks and a meandering creek.

From Los Angeles Times

We spotted them beginning to sprout along a dry creek wash.

From Los Angeles Times