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fjord

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


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The sheer power of that amount of rock plunging into the fjord in under a minute created a gigantic wave almost 500 metres tall.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Bluie East Two sits at the end of a fjord, far from the nearest settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"I had seen the fjord and notable mountain features in the satellite images, but being there in person filled me with astonishment at what had happened."

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 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

Unless you have sailed down the Oslo- fjord like this yourself on a tranquil summer’s day, you cannot imagine what it is like.

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




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