Definition of fjord. Meaning of fjord. Synonyms of fjord

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Definition of fjord

Fjord
Fjord Fjord (fy[^o]rd), n. See Fiord.
fjord
Fiord Fiord (fy?rd; i or y consonant, [sect] 272), n. [Dan. & Norw. fiord. See Frith.] A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [Written also fjord.]

Meaning of fjord from wikipedia

- In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; /ˈfjɔːrd, fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs...
- fjords or Fjords in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fjord (or fiord) a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjord may...
- The Fjord or Norwegian Fjord Horse (Norwegian: fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway...
- Lim Fjord can be the name of two different geographical features: The Limfjord in Denmark, since 1825 part of a channel separating the island of Vendsyssel-Thy...
- [ˈsɔ̂ŋnəˌfjuːɳ], English: Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (Norwegian: Fjordenes konge), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland...
- ****son Fjord (Danish: ****sons Fjord) is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively, it lies in the Northeast Greenland National...
- important fjords of the Russian Federation. In spite of the vastness of the Arctic coastlines of the Russian Federation there are relatively few fjords in Russia...
- The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (pronounced [ˈtrɔ̂nː(h)æɪmsˌfjuːɳ]), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at 130 kilometres...
- Tasermiut Fjord is a 70-kilometre-long fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq muni****lity. Nanortalik Island is...
- Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark; in October 2020 the company announced a scale-back of operations...