fjord (redirected from Fiords)

fjord or fiord  (fyôrd, fyrd)

n.

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.

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[Norwegian, from Old Norse fjördhr; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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fjord, fiord [fjɔːd]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (esp on the coast of Norway) a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action

[from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr; see firth, ford]

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fjord  (fyôrd)

A long, narrow, deep inlet from the sea between steep slopes of a mountainous coast. Fjords usually occur where ocean water flows into valleys formed near the coast by glaciers.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway fiord inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Translations

fjord [fjɔːd] N → fiordo m

fjord

n → Fjord m

fjord fiord [fjɔːd] n → fiordo

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fjord fiord [fjɔːd] n → fiordo