FJORD


Meaning of FJORD in English

— fjordic , adj.

/fyawrd, fyohrd/ ; Norw. /fyohrdd, fyoordd/ , n.

1. a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

2. (in Scandinavia) a bay.

Also, fiord .

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