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fjord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fyɔrd, fyoʊrd, fyoʊr, fyʊər /
NOUN
narrow inlet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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Local media reported that the man was in charge of steering the ship but failed to change course when entering the Trondheim Fjord.

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Their paper calls attention to the danger by pointing to a 2015 landslide that sent 100 million cubic yards of rock into Alaska's Taan Fjord, located off Icy Bay, 65 miles northwest of Yakutat.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

Even the colossal wind turbines far outside in the Advent Fjord were festooned with lights.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

The Oslo Fjord is busy in summer, with swimmers, boaters and other water recreationists.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2022

At eight they were under weigh, steaming up the grander scenery of the Christiania Fjord.

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford




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