transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrēk, ˈkrik ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English crike, creke, from Old Norse -kriki bend
Date: 13th century
1. chiefly British : a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove
2. : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
3. archaic : a narrow or winding passage
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- up the creek