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fjord

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fjord or fiord  (fyôrd, fyrd)
n.
A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.

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

fjord [fee-ord]
Noun
a long narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs, esp. in Norway [Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr]

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.
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Noun1.fjordfjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
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German fjord [fjɔːd] nFjord m

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On the west side of Pipervika, the inner harbour of the Oslo fjord just ten minutes walk from the city centre, Tjuvholmen is the natural extension of Aker Brygge (AR August 1990), Niels Torp's memorable template for humane mixed-use development.
The Gerainger Fjord is gorgeous and unspoiled, its sides laced with waterfalls, its forests sprinkled with remote farmhouses, most of them long since abandoned.
Sea life abounds as you paddle through the secluded coves, fjords, and bays that riddle the sound.
 
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