creekside
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- noun
- /ˈkrikˌsaɪd/
- US
:
orilla del arroyo
- creekside park
Examples
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I was frantic, thinking she would never smell this color, never know coolness or dank, creekside shade.
Fiction book (1990) -
A few actual places I dream about are the woods and creekside at girls' camp; and dodging around Gran's farm with my cousins, sometimes on the day we had to fight the range fire.
Blog text (24) -
As Inman sat brooding and pining for his lost self, one of Swimmer's creekside stories rushed into his memory with great urgency and attractiveness.
Fiction book (1997) -
They were not from here, and they bought a creekside plot—not an especially advantageous site—in a small dell in the cemetery.
Fiction book (1992) -
NEW ZEALAND: A 24-foot-long waka, a native Maori canoe carved from a single log, emerged from a creekside near Auckland when a passerby saw a bit of it sticking out of the ground.
Academic text (2010) -
We set up our picnic on the creekside, enjoying the beautiful view of the flowing water.
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The children played happily along the creekside, collecting fallen leaves and skipping stones.
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There are several campgrounds available near the creekside, perfect for a weekend getaway.
Synonyms
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Land beside a river
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The ground along the edge of a river
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Land along the edge of a river or lake
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Area next to a stream
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Land next to water like a lake or sea
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An area of land next to a body of water
Land at the side of a river
Next to a river, describing buildings or areas
A low flat area beside a river that often floods
How Close
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Creekside comes from two simple words: creek 'a small stream' and side 'next to'. As a place name, it means 'the land beside a stream', so camping on the creekside puts you on the ground next to the water.