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fjord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fjɔrd, fjoʊrd, fjoʊr, fjʊər /
NOUN
narrow inlet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The idea for the epic photograph originated during an international break in 2023, when Yarrow shot Haaland alone in Viking dress, waist-deep in an Oslo fjord.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

At home in Trondheim, Klaebo challenges himself once a month with a brutal 30-minute roller-ski climb from the sea-level fjord to a mountain peak, gaining nearly one-third of a vertical mile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"In winter, everything is white, and if you are flying in a helicopter, for example, and have to monitor an area, you cannot see if a snowmobile has been driven down to a fjord."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“Just think about being in a cool place. That always helps. Let’s pretend this is our new home in Norway. There’s a fjord outside and snow on the mountains.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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