fjord

var. of FIORD.

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fjord UK [ˈfiːɔː(r)d] UK [fjɔː(r)d] US [fiˈɔrd] US [fjɔrd] noun [countable] [singular fjord plural fjords]

a narrow section of sea between high rocks, especially on the coast of Norway

Thesaurus: areas of sea_hyponym

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fjord «fyrd, fyohrd», noun.

= fiord. (Cf. ↑fiord)

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[fē'ôrd; fyôrd]

(also fiord) n. a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley

Origin:

late 17th cent.: Norwegian, from Old Norse fjorthr. Compare with firth

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(also fiord) /fiˈoɚd/ noun, pl fjords also fiords [count]

: a narrow part of the ocean between cliffs or steep hills or mountains

the fjords of Norway

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fjord [fjord fjords] (also fiord) [ˈfjɔːd] [ˈfjɔːrd] noun

a long narrow strip of sea between high ↑cliffs, especially in Norway

See also: ↑fiord  

Word Origin:

late 17th cent.: Norwegian, from Old Norse fjǫrthr. Compare with ↑firth.

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fjord

var. of fiord.