Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
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- n. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. See fiord.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See fiord.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
Etymologies
Examples
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After which they would very likley toss you in fjord or use you to stir a martini.
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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.
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That is, north of the main fjord running east and west toward the Swedish border.
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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.
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On the opposite side of the fjord was the town of Moss, where the convention by which Norway and
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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).
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)
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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.
pgmcc commented on the word fjord
I am surprised the original meaning of fjord is not included, i.e. a drowned U-shaped valley.
September 6, 2012