Meaning of FIORD
| Pronunciation: | | fyowrd
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway |
| |
| | Websites: | | |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | fjord |
| |
| | See Also: | | inlet, recess | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Fiord\ (fy?rd; i or y consonant, [sect] 272), n. [Dan. &
Norw. fiord. See {Frith}.]
A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or
rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [Written also
{fjord}.]
|
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | arm, armlet, bay, bayou, belt, bight, boca, cove, creek, estuary, euripus, fjord, frith, gulf, gut, harbor, inlet, kyle, loch, mouth, narrow, narrow seas, narrows, natural harbor, reach, road, roads, roadstead, sound, strait, straits |
| |
|
|
|