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fiord

fiord is the alternative spelling of fjord.

Meaning of fjord

Noun

fjord (plural fjords)

  1. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
    • About 20 English miles beyond this river, which is the largest in Norway, the road crosses the fjord which forms the boundary of the two kingdoms [Norway and Sweden]; and whose waters but too often in former days were dyed with the life-blood of many a bold mountaineer who crossed the "border...1839, T. D. W[hatley], “Section II. Norway.”, in A Hand-book for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Russia, being a Guide to the Principal Routes in Those Countries, […], London: John Murray...

Forms of fiord

pluralfiords

Words formed from fiord

Questions about fiord

What is fiord the alternative spelling of?
Fiord is the alternative spelling of fjord.

Words near fiord in the dictionary

  1. fionids
  2. Fionna
  3. fior di latte
  4. Fioravanti
  5. Fioravantis
  6. fiord
  7. fiordal
  8. fiorded
  9. Fiordland
  10. Fiordland penguin
  11. Fiordland penguins

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