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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See fiord.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. See fiord.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

Etymologies

  1. From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Cognate to firth, ford. (Wiktionary)
  2. Norwegian, from Old Norse fjördhr. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • pgmcc I am surprised the original meaning of fjord is not included, i.e. a drowned U-shaped valley. Sep 6, 2012

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