[fyawrd, fyohrd; Norw. fyohr, fyoo
r] 
| 1. | a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion. |
| 2. | (in Scandinavia) a bay. |
| fjord or fiord (fyôrd, fyōrd) n. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes. [Norwegian, from Old Norse fjördhr; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| 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. |