Fiord

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A deep indentation of the land, forming a comparatively narrow arm of the sea, with more or less precipitous slopes or cliffs on each side.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
    • Word Usage
    "The fiord is the show place of the Eastern Arctic and defies description."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inlet  recess  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    trondheim fiord  trondheim fjord  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    archeologist  backpacker  cenote  coastline  fanzine  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arm  armlet  bay  bayou  belt  
    variant
    fjord  
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