fjord

or fiord

[ fyawrd, fyohrd; Norwegian fyohr, fyoor ]

noun

1. a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
2. (in Scandinavia) a bay.

fjord

/ fjɔːd /

noun

1. (esp on the coast of Norway) a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action

fjord

/ fyôrd /

1. 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.

Other Words From

• fjordic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fjord¹

From Norwegian; firth

Word History and Origins

Origin of fjord¹

C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr ; see firth , ford

Example Sentences

Part of the Green Tripartite agreement between the government, the agriculture industry and environmental organisations is to also reduce nitrogen pollution in an effort to restore the coasts and fjords.

From BBC

Modern apartment blocks and colourful wooden cottages look out over a wide sea fjord.

From BBC

In a western Greenland fjord in 2017, four people were killed and two villages permanently abandoned when a landslide triggered a smaller tsunami.

From Salon

That wave was then “trapped” in the narrow fjord - moving back and forth for nine days, generating the vibrations.

From BBC

On Friday, they will travel by sea to the scenic town of Geirager, on the shores of a fjord designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC

Related Words

• inlet