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Synonyms for fjord


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fyawrd, fyohrd; Norwegian fyohr, fyoor
Phonetic Transcription : fyɔrd, fyoʊrd; Norwegian fyoʊr, fyʊər



Définition of fjord

Origin :
  • 1670s, from Norwegian fiord, from Old Norse fjörðr, from North Germanic *ferthuz, from PIE *prtus, from *per- "going, passage" (see port (n.1)).
  • noun narrow inlet
Example sentences :
  • This fjord has its outlet in Barkley Sound on the west side of the island.
  • Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
  • But on a calm spring day, the fjord just steals in smooth and shining by ness and bay.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • A sail on this fjord will bring us to Mariager, the smallest town in Denmark.
  • Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson
  • Between the trees are seen the fjord, high mountain ranges and peaks.
  • Extract from : « The Lady From The Sea » by Henrik Ibsen
  • They have the fjord so near them, where the shoals of wild fishes pass in and out.
  • Extract from : « The Lady From The Sea » by Henrik Ibsen
  • At that instant the big boatswain dropped into the deep waters of the fjord.
  • Extract from : « Up The Baltic » by Oliver Optic
  • When the sun went down that evening the party were far down the fjord.
  • Extract from : « Up The Baltic » by Oliver Optic
  • And when they came in near to the base of the fjord, he thought of his son, and began to weep.
  • Extract from : « Eskimo Folktales » by Unknown
  • Here the Fjord is narrow, presenting something the appearance of a river.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne
  • The hillsides, the woods, the fjord -- all were so bewitchingly fair and so dear to us.
  • Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen

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