fiord
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fjord or fiord (fjɔːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (esp on the coast of Norway) a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action | |
| [C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr; see | |
| fiord or fiord | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr; see | |
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Example sentences
We flew to where the fiord empties into the ocean and then inward over a channel that was jam packed with icebergs.
The ice dam later burst as the fiord's water rose, and the narrow opening was restored.
As the ice enters the fiord, flow is shunted to the west by what is likely a bedrock obstacle.
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