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Definition of Fjord

1. Noun. A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway.

Definition of Fjord

1. n. See Fiord.

Definition of Fjord

1. Noun. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. ¹

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Definition of Fjord

1. a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs [n -S] : FJORDIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fjord

Literary usage of Fjord

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Here, at its head, it forms Bunde fjord, extending north to south ... Farther west comes Langesund fjord, which enters Skien fjord in a northerly direction. ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"ON THE MAP OF KING OSCAR fjord AND KAISER FRANZ JOSEF fjord IN NORTH-EASTERN GREENLAND.' By Dr. AO NATHORST. As I have already stated in my preliminary note ..."

3. The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1888)
"This fjord is separated from the Sogne by ranges of mountains, with steep, short fjords between them. Steamers from Stavanger on the south, or Bergen on the ..."

4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1899)
"We now went outwards, and having, on August 14, entered the southern branch of the fjord east of Payer spitze, found that this branch was a Bound :ned the ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In the N.. where the snow-line sinks low, the scenery at all seasons has an Arctic character. Christiania fjord, opening from the N. angle of the ..."

6. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: Handbook by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1893)
"The steamer next passes through the Eken-Sund and touches at Graven- stein (Badehotel), then returns to the fjord, rounds the peninsula of ..."

7. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: Handbook by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1897)
"Flensburg, a thriving town with 41000 inhab., is beautifully situated at the S. end of the Flensburg fjord, one of those deeply- indented bays which form ..."

8. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1898)
"Christiania fjord 50 1-8 1380 Stavanger fjord 30 0.5-5 2,35» Lyse fjord 23 0.3-1.2 1414 This tributary of the Stavanger fjord is ..."

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