fjord
UK/ˈfiːɔːd//fiˈɔɹd/
fjord noun: a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
Noun
fjord (plural fjords)
- 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...
- At last one gave a deep groan, and another declared that the spirits of the fiord were against them, and there was no doubt that their boat was now lying twenty fathoms deep, at the bottom of the creek; drawn down by the strong hand of an angry water-spirit. [...] Another said he would not go till...1841, Harriet Martineau, “The Water Sprites’ Doings.”, in Feats on the Fiord. A Tale (The Playfellow; a Series of Tales to be Published Quarterly; 3), London: Charles Knight & Co., […], →OCLC, pages...
fjord meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Tagalog and Arabic
fjord in Hindi
- long, narrow, deep inlet
- फ़्योर्ड fyorḍ
fjord in Marathi
- long, narrow, deep inlet
- फ्यॉर्ड phyŏrḍa
fjord in Tagalog
- long, narrow, deep inlet
- piyordo
fjord in Arabic
- long, narrow, deep inlet
- خَلَل ḵalal, وَادٍ خِلَالِيّ wādin ḵilāliyy, فِيُورْد fiyūrd
More languagesFewer languages
- fjord in Malay
- fiord
- fjord in Indonesian
- teluk kutub, fyord
- fjord in Persian
- آبدره âbdare, فیورد fiyôrd
- fjord in Thai
- ฟยอร์ด fà-yɔ́ɔt
- fjord in Vietnamese
- vịnh hẹp băng hà
Examples of fjord in a sentence
- In the center of Mount Desert Island is deep Somes Sound, almost bisecting the island and forming the only natural fjord on the entire Atlantic Coast of North America.1951, Richard A. Hebert, “Hancock County”, in Modern Maine: Its Historic Background, People and Resources, volume II, New York, N.Y.: Lewis...
- Temperatures in individual fjords vary due to tidewater glaciers and fresh water flowing into the fjords [...].1973 December, “Description of the Environment”, in Proposed Harding Icefield–Kenai Fjords National Monument, Alaska: Draft Environmental...
- Why should the flow of water within a fjord be of interest to the geologist?2010, M. E. Inall, P. A. Gillibrand, “The Physics of Mid-latitude Fjords: A Review”, in J. A. Howe, W. E. N. Austin, M. Forwick, M....
Forms of fjord
| plural | fjords |
|---|---|
| alternative New Zealand (archaic) | fiord |
Origin of fjord
Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to carry forth”) + *-tus (suffix forming action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of firth, ford, port, and fjard.
Words formed from fjord
Phrases with fjord
Words that rhyme with fjord
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- umbilical cord
- afford
- ord
- reward
- sward
- toward
- hoard
- untoward
- -lord
- abhorred
- bored
- destination board
- disaccord
- greatsword
- horde
- onboard
- smorgasbord
- unoared
- adored
- bell chord
- beward
- chored
- concord
- deboard
- discord
- gord
- gored
- guide board
- hoared
- ignored
- m'lord
- milord
- moored
- oared
- of one's own accord
- outward
- restored
- secured
- sord
- whored
Questions about fjord
- What does fjord mean?
- Fjord means a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
- What is fjord in Hindi?
- Fjord in Hindi is फ़्योर्ड (fyorḍ). See Fjord meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use fjord in a sentence?
- In the center of Mount Desert Island is deep Somes Sound, almost bisecting the island and forming the only natural fjord on the entire Atlantic Coast of North America.
- What part of speech is fjord?
- Fjord is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fjord?
- Fjord is pronounced /ˈfiːɔːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fjord?
- The plural of fjord is fjords.
Words near fjord in the dictionary
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