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Meanings of
fiord
in English
Portuguese
fiordes
Catalan
fiord
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A long, narrow arm of the sea, usually formed by entrance of the sea into a deep glacial trough.
fjord
Portuguese
fiordes
Usage of
fiord
in English
1
Hund was quite alone, pulling with all his might down the
fiord
.
2
Deep snows covered hill, rock, and valley, and ice blockaded the
fiord
.
3
Have the pebbles of the
fiord
a perception of their combined being?
4
The path ran in the direction of the hayfields that bordered the
fiord
.
5
The schoolroom was the hermit's hut on the cliff which overlooked the
fiord
.
6
The steamer glided up the
fiord
towards a cloud of black smoke ahead.
7
Erling meanwhile hurried towards one of the cliffs overlooking the
fiord
.
8
He was seen fishing on the
fiord
,
in that poor little worn-out skiff.
9
Probably the drainage of fifty or more pours into this
fiord
.
10
The granite walls of the
fiord
,
though very high, are not deeply sculptured.
11
They had proceeded some distance down the
fiord
before their pursuers observed them.
12
And inside the
fiord
,
much is different from what is expected.
13
Lady, as I passed, it was still a long way down the
fiord
.
14
Can you see the smoke of the great steamships out on the
fiord
?
15
The
fiord
is about five miles long, and two miles wide at the mouth.
16
O, you mean the pirates; they are far enough from our
fiord
,
I suppose.
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fiord
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
cross the fiord
narrow fiord
blue fiord
broad fiord
deep fiord
More collocations
Translations for
fiord
Portuguese
fiordes
fiorde
Catalan
fiord
Fiord
through the time
Fiord
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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