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fiord (fyôrd)

noun

a narrow inlet or arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs, esp. in Norway

Etymology: Norw fjord < ON fjörthr, akin to OE ford, ford

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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