nearby creek

collocation in English

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nearby
adverb
adjective
uk
/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/us
/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
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creek
noun[C]
uk
/kriːk/us
/kriːk/
mainly UK
a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a ...
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(Definition ofnearbyandcreekfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Burning bourbon spilled from the warehouse and set anearbycreekon fire.
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The mill was soon rebuilt over anearbycreekwhich flowed all year, but the name stuck.
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It takes its name from thenearbycreekof the same name, from which it draws water for its beer.
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Some of the fuel reached anearbycreek.
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Soldiers had to carry water up the steep bluffs from the river ornearbycreek.
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Thenearbycreekwas swollen to a width of 200mft 0 and convert4 deep, where it had previously been completely dry.
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The professor named the community in reference to the series of cascades in anearbycreek.
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The school, which opened in 1852, was named for anearbycreek.
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The field was subject to flooding from thenearbycreek, which occasionally wrought havoc with the games.
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A dam was also built on thenearbycreekto force enemy soldiers to travel underneath them.
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The facility was expanded over the following decades in a somewhat ramshackle manner over anearbycreek.
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They constructed a house and dug a canal several hundred feet long to accommodate boats on thenearbycreek.
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Althea's grandmother was present during the incident, but survived by hiding in thenearbycreek.
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It was dumped into anearbycreek.
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After leaving the studio to record potential sound effects at a local park, he sees a car careen off the road and plunge into anearbycreek.
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The outskirts of the campus are surrounded by a levee to prevent flooding from thenearbycreekand there is a large pond on one side of campus.
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Booms had to be deployed in nearby creeks.
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Residents enjoyed the ability to have a rural lifestyle within city limits; nearby creeks provided recreation in the form of swimming, bathing, and fishing.
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The nearby creek's name was adopted sometime after 1842.
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Power is provided via hydro power harnessed in nearby creeks.
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