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fjord

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


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As the ice slowly melts, it releases freshwater into surrounding waters, carrying the influence of Greenland's glaciers far beyond the fjord where the iceberg first broke free.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

Here in Kapisillit in western Greenland, a cluster of coloured houses cling to the hillside in a frozen fjord.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The exciting new boat made it possible for us to go much farther afield, and every day we would travel far out into the fjord, hunting for a different island.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Summer is the busiest time of year for iceberg activity in Greenland's glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 delivered a particularly dramatic example.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

But the most Norwegian thing about this man from the fjords who looks and plays like a Viking is how he was raised as a boy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It was only a few days ago that the horde from the fjords was in Boston taking over the subway system before their team’s first match, a 4-1 victory over Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Alaska is especially vulnerable to megatsunamis because of its steep mountains, narrow fjords and frequent earthquakes.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Then we jumped on a ferry to Scandinavia and took a tour of the fjords.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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