fjord
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noun
1.
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
2.
(in Scandinavia) a bay.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
fjord
1670s, from Norw. fiord, from O.N. fjörðr, from N.Gmc. *ferthuz, from PIE *prtus, from *por- "going, passage" (see port (1)).
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| fjord (fyôrd) Pronunciation Key
A long, narrow, deep inlet from the sea between steep slopes of a mountainous coast. Fjords usually occur where ocean water flows into valleys formed near the coast by glaciers. |
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Example sentences
In addition, the sill prevents deep waters in the fjord from mixing with deep waters of the sea.
Whether you take a boat tour or kayak in a remote fjord, you will be surrounded by pristine scenery and abundant wildlife.
Sheltered and fed by a kind farmer, he then swims an ice-clogged fjord.
MY heart sank into the fjord at my first sight of the house.
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