Creek

What “Creek” means

Noun

1. A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
2. The inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
3. A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
4. Any turn or winding.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English crike, probably from Old Norse kriki, from Proto-Germanic *krikjô, variant of krekô, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, to wind”); the modern form creek (already late Middle English creke) either reflects open-syllable lengthening of Middle English /i/ or reborrowing from Middle Dutch krēke., Compare typologically English bight, akin to bend, bow. See also Old Dutch creka, crika (“inlet, cove, creek”), Medieval Latin creca, crica, kríkr (“angle, corner, nook, bay”), Old Norse kraki (“pole with a hook, anchor”), and possibly Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”). Modern cognates include West Frisian kreek (“creek”), Dutch kreek (“creek, cove, inlet, bight”), and French crique (“cove”) (borrowed from Germanic). Early British colonists of Australia and the Americas used the term in the usual British way, to name inlets; as settlements followed the inlets upstream

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Industries where “Creek” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Campground
• RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds