fjard
fjard noun: a more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.
Noun
fjard (plural fjards)
- A more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.
- However, a variety of drowned glacial valleys called fjards have developed in the low-relief rocky coast of northern Sweden, having cross-sections with less steep walls and presenting some lateral terraces which may be confused with strandflats.1995, Gerardo M.E. Perillo, Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Estuaries, page 29
Forms of fjard
| plural | fjards |
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Origin of fjard
Borrowed from Swedish fjärd. Doublet of fjord, ford, port, and firth.
Words formed from fjard
Questions about fjard
- What does fjard mean?
- Fjard means a more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.
- What part of speech is fjard?
- Fjard is a noun.
- What is the plural of fjard?
- The plural of fjard is fjards.
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