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Definitions

fjord

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


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The sheer power of that amount of rock plunging into the fjord in under a minute created a gigantic wave almost 500 metres tall.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Conservationist and photographer Rebecca Douglas is part of a team researching whales in a remote Icelandic fjord, which has been recording their sounds for a year.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Bluie East Two sits at the end of a fjord, far from the nearest settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

At the end of the long fjord their cove was on, icebergs calved off the ends of twelve or more glaciers with a roar throughout the days that sent birds screeching up into the air.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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