fiord

F0133000 (fyôrd)n. Variant of fjord.

fiord

(fjɔːd) n (Physical Geography) a variant spelling of fjord

fjord

or fiord

(fyɔrd, fyoʊrd, fiˈɔrd, -ˈoʊrd)

n. 1. a long narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs usu. formed by glacial erosion. 2. (in Scandinavia) a bay. [1670–80; < Norwegian; see firth] fjord′ic, adj.

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Noun

fiord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norwayfjordinlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Translations

fiord

fiord:

see fjordfjord
or fiord
, steep-sided inlet of the sea characteristic of glaciated regions. Fjords probably resulted from the scouring by glaciers of valleys formed by any of several processes, including faulting and erosion by running water.
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fiord

[fyȯrd] (geography) fjord

fjord

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

fiord

Related to fiord: ford

noun

Synonyms for fiord

noun a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs

Synonyms

fjord

Related Words

inlet
recess

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