Fjord meaning

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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
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A long, narrow, deep inlet from the sea between steep slopes of a mountainous coast. Fjords usually occur where ocean water flows into valleys formed near the coast by glaciers.
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A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
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Origin of fjord

  • Norwegian from Old Norse fjördhr per-2 in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Cognate to firth, ford.
    From Wiktionary

Fjord Sentence Examples

  • Scoresby Fjord has a length of about 180 m.

  • It lies in a pleasant valley on the Hadersleben fjord, which is about 9 m.

  • It lies on the south side of the Bukken Fjord, and has a picturesque harbour well sheltered by islands.

  • It is picturesquely situated on both banks of the Tistedal river at its outflow to the Ide fjord, surrounded by several rocky eminences.

  • coast near Danmark Harbour, during which they mapped Louise Land, they left their base on April 20 with ponies to draw their sledges, and reached Lakse Fjord near Proven on Aug.

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