Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for fjord. Search instead for fjordes.
Definitions

fjord

[fyawrd, fyohrd, fyohr, fyoor] / fyɔrd, fyoʊrd, fyoʊr, fyʊər /
NOUN
narrow inlet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"It's on its way to being a fjord, not a glacier."

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Conservationist and photographer Rebecca Douglas is part of a team researching whales in a remote Icelandic fjord, which has been recording their sounds for a year.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I drove through the woods and along a fjord until I reached the Alderbrook Resort & Spa, in a town called Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

Worsley, Vincent, Crean, and McCarthy took turns at their two oars, pulling the boat forward and trying to get into the long fjord.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




Vocabulary lists containing fjord


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "fjord" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com