Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

fjord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fjɔrd, fjoʊrd, fjoʊr, fjʊər /
NOUN
narrow inlet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Some thicker icebergs that break from tidewater glaciers without floating ice shelf extensions can scrape along the seabed or become grounded inside a fjord.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Last summer a giant wave swept through a remote fjord in southeast Alaska leaving destruction in its wake.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Here in Kapisillit in western Greenland, a cluster of coloured houses cling to the hillside in a frozen fjord.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

Unless you have sailed down the Oslo- fjord like this yourself on a tranquil summer’s day, you cannot imagine what it is like.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Summer is the busiest time of year for iceberg activity in Greenland's glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 delivered a particularly dramatic example.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

It was only a few days ago that the horde from the fjords was in Boston taking over the subway system before their team’s first match, a 4-1 victory over Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

But physically getting to a specialist or a well-equipped clinic can be difficult for many patients, thanks to its size, its formidable geography of ice, fjords and mountains and the remoteness of small settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

"Normally the seals are on the ice or in the more calm waters. But today we had to sail all the way into the fjords to find them," the 37-year-old tells AFP.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

But most of Greenland is covered by an ice cap, and even the two most favorable coastal fjords were marginal for Norse food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




Vocabulary lists containing fjord


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com