fiord

American  

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fyɔrd, fyoʊrd, fyoʊr, fyʊər /

noun

1. a variant of fjord.

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fiord British  

/ fjɔːd /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fjord

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Example Sentences

These icebergs, some of them skyscraper-size, calve regularly from the glacier front, crash into a deep fiord and float west into Disko Bay.

From New York Times

I booked a private tour of the stunning Milford Sound, a fiord known for its waterfalls and rainforests.

From Los Angeles Times

Captivated, she watched huge chunks of ice crack off a glacier and slip into the crystalline blue waters of an Icelandic fiord.

From Los Angeles Times

At the mouth of the fiord, the ocean was the consistency of thick slush.

From Los Angeles Times

Beaches and fiords are nearby, as are the expansive Marselisborg Forests....

From The Wall Street Journal