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How to use fjord in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Fjord means a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. Example: “Its coast is precipitous and through nearly its entire length it is a true mountain-walled fiord.”

Examples of fjord by meaning

nounA long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

  • Its coast is precipitous and through nearly its entire length it is a true mountain-walled fiord.1909, Ralph S[tockman] Tarr, “General Physiography”, in The Yakutat Bay Region, Alaska (United States Geographical Survey, Department of...
  • 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...
  • 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....

More sentences with fjord

  • Herds of mammophants pining for the fjords aren’t quite within the realm of what’s possible.2017 February 22, Mark Carnall, The Guardian. From the entry mammophant
  • Glaciotectonic deformation requires a glaciolacustrine environment, or a similar very water-saturated setting such as a fjord.2012, M. Huuse, J. Redfern, D. P. Le Heron, Glaciogenic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Systems, →ISBN, page 47. From the entry glaciolacustrine
  • From the men's doorway you can see that the fjord is empty.1969, Phyllis McCallum, The Vanilla Viking A Three-Act Play for Children, page 37. From the entry cross one's fingers
  • I just talked to people in the harbour of Maniitsoq to arrange my transport to the tip of the Kangerluarssuk fjord.2016 December 4, Willem Vandoorne, “Qeqqata expedition part III – Iceberg graveyards and a fjord for Eternity”, in Willem Vandoorne's…. From the entry Maniitsoq
  • Sleet showers continued until we reached the cheapstead of Akureyri (Acre Beach), at the south end of the fjord.1900, Manchester Geographical Society, The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society. From the entry cheapstead
  • The Land Rover manned by our gilly (guide) waited where the A-Elv River joined the sea at the head of the fjord.2010, John W. Stevens, “Atlantic Salmon from Hell and Back”, in Memorable Fish and Fishermen, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN. From the entry gillie
  • Every summer, Ilulissat Kangerlua, a fjord two miles south of Ilulissat, presents the spectacle of the world's largest concentration of icebergs outside of Antarctica.2001 May 20, James Brooke, “Where Icebergs Are Born”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2017. From the entry Ilulissat
  • Most of the fjord system is usually covered with ice the whole year, and bathygraphical and hydrographical conditions have scarcely been investigated.1989, Tom Schiøtte, Marine Mollusca from Jorgen Bronlund Fjord, North Greenland. From the entry bathygraphical
  • An oscillating, fjord-transverse single force . . . reproduced the seismic amplitudes and their radiation pattern relative to the fjord, demonstrating how a seiche directly caused the 9-day-long seismic signal.2024 A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days. Science 2024 Vol 385, DOI: 10.1126/science.adm9247. From the entry seiche

Meaning of fjord

  1. noun A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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Questions about fjord in a sentence

How do you use fjord in a sentence?
Fjord is used as a noun. For example: “Its coast is precipitous and through nearly its entire length it is a true mountain-walled fiord.”
What is a short sentence with fjord?
“From the men's doorway you can see that the fjord is empty.”
What does fjord mean?
Fjord means a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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