fjordnoun [ C ]
also fiord uk/fjɔːd/us/fjɔːrd/a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inland waters
- body
- crater lake
- fiord
- L, l
- lake
- loch
- lough
- millpond
- oasis
- oxbow lake
- pond
- pool
- reservoir
- ribbon lake
- slop
- stretch
- tank
- tarn
- waterhole
- waterway
Examples from literature
- And in a few moments they vanished in a cloud of dust, whirling away beside the calm waters of the fjord.
- He had just returned from a summer's yachting through the Norway fjords, brown and bursting with life.
- Near his home there is a steep cliff, about fifty feet high, projecting into the fjord.
- This fjord has its outlet in Barkley Sound on the west side of the island.
- Yes, it was the cruiser, making the inspection in these western fjords.