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fjord

Or fiord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor]

noun

  1. a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

  2. (in Scandinavia) a bay.



fjord

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. (esp on the coast of Norway) a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action

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fjord

  1. 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fjordic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fjord1

From Norwegian; firth
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fjord1

C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse öٳ ; see firth , ford
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And it is where most of the salmon farms are located, in its many fjords.

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Inside the Arctic Circle, at the northernmost point of mainland Norway, the former mining town is a gritty contrast with the picture-postcard, snow-covered mountains and fjords that surround it.

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Blanchett even took her family to the Arctic Circle over New Year’s and they all leapt into a fjord.

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The serenity of his room reflects the temperament of a man who grew up in a settlement of just "seven or eight people" in the Nuuk fjord of the island.

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Jagged grey peaks suddenly appear before us, as the motorboat navigates choppy coastal waters and dramatic fjords at Greenland's southern tip.

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