Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See fiord.
Wiktionary
- n. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See fiord.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
Etymologies
- From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Cognate to firth, ford. (Wiktionary)
- Norwegian, from Old Norse fjördhr. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“After which they would very likley toss you in fjord or use you to stir a martini.”
“The one big main fjord comes in and splits into three arms, one going back practically due east; one, roughly, south; and one, roughly, north.”
“That is, north of the main fjord running east and west toward the Swedish border.”
“AT the north of the Ringkjobing Fjord, not far from Nysogn, a wild, ragged-looking castle has dug its talons into the rocks, and stands with a haggard defiance fronting the fjord, which is as immobile and as chill as death.”
“On the opposite side of the fjord was the town of Moss, where the convention by which Norway and”
“Further down the fjord was the Pirate Cave - a bit of a rip-off as there were only models of pirates and no real ones, and then back home, again stopping for the required jumping off the boat swim, that again we both did.”
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“Oslo fjord which is the site of several wonderful museums as well as the King's private residence.”
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“¶ Raud the Strong was the name of a peasant who abode at Godey in that fjord which is named Salpti (Salten).”
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“Worse however, if you happen to be at the end of a bay or fjord pointing in the wrong direction, you may have a funnel effect magnifying the height of the water.”
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“The Danish men of the tiny shipping hamlet called Marstal have been conscripted into the navy and sent to attack a German battery along a fjord.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fjord’.
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Loanwords
Since English is littered with loanwords, everything could conceivably end up here. But there is a distinct feeling associated with these.. maybe they're young additions to the English language; I ...
iceberg, fjord, firth, abbey, abyss, anorak, apartheid, assassin, avalanche, avocado, balaclava, banana and 104 more...
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Landforms
A Cyclopedia of Landforms.
plain, mountain, canyon, cliff, hill, arch, cave, plateau, mesa, butte, chimney, peneplain and 169 more...
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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Nature and Environment
north, east, west, mountain, sea, beach, river, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, island and 205 more...
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Words I dislike
bodacious, falafels, moist, fjord, strengths, stewardesses, damp, dank, no homo, crappucino, cunt, phlegm and 1 more...
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inquiryqueue's list
words delicious to pronounce
apostrophe, asphodel, anemone, cantaloupe, cantalevered, cardamom, coriander, petrichor, sycamore, luminous, tendril, peculiar and 122 more...
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reginaterra's Words
purl, blow, squish, andean, generality, adaptation, lush, pack, filter, acquiesce, abstraction, sweet and 508 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Malachi_Constant's Words
triumverate, pandemic, parsnip, delineate, zamboni, parka, laser, swoop, malevolent, benevolent, fracas, tipsy and 372 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, F
felony, frolic, fend, fuselage, farthingale, freewheeling, frigorific, flummery, fancypants, felsitic, flagstone, flageolet and 295 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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the earth
Planetary chaos: terrain, landscape and geology excluding rocks. (See "the geologist" list for the latter.)
butte, karst, caldera, mesa, laccolith, cwm, crater, alp, precipice, sierra, badlands, prairie and 122 more...
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curligirli0's Words
crapulous, swish, shiatsu, zen, xenoglossy, nincompoop, loquacious, pianissimo, onomatopoeia, imperturbable, silky, hosanas and 379 more...
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Saaima's list
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delcj's Words
gavotte, perverse, tchotchkes, schmoop, divisural, triplicostate, albatross, snuggery, virgule, separatrix, solidus, tetrodotoxin and 116 more...
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Hampsteader's list
Just some words i like . . .
bilkirkegaard, frost, flaxen, snow, quoin, quern, westering, deer, antler, solstice, autumn, autumnal and 114 more...
Tweets
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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