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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.

fiordes
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Examples for "fjord"
Examples for "fjord"
1
The fjord was in this place about half a mile in width.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
2
The school was the other side of the fjord by the church.
The Land of the Long Night
3
The Kaldbak men rowed into the fjord and the two parties separated.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga
4
The pair walked down together, towards the grey cottage by the fjord.
The Great Hunger
5
King Ring ruled over Ringerike, on the west side of Kristiania fjord.
Fritiofs Saga
Usage of fiord in English
1
Hund was quite alone, pulling with all his might down the fiord.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
2
Deep snows covered hill, rock, and valley, and ice blockaded the fiord.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
3
Have the pebbles of the fiord a perception of their combined being?
Seraphita
4
The path ran in the direction of the hayfields that bordered the fiord.
Erling the Bold
5
The schoolroom was the hermit's hut on the cliff which overlooked the fiord.
Erling the Bold
6
The steamer glided up the fiord towards a cloud of black smoke ahead.
Kimono
7
Erling meanwhile hurried towards one of the cliffs overlooking the fiord.
Erling the Bold
8
He was seen fishing on the fiord, in that poor little worn-out skiff.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
9
Probably the drainage of fifty or more pours into this fiord.
Travels in Alaska
10
The granite walls of the fiord, though very high, are not deeply sculptured.
Travels in Alaska
11
They had proceeded some distance down the fiord before their pursuers observed them.
Erling the Bold
12
And inside the fiord, much is different from what is expected.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
13
Lady, as I passed, it was still a long way down the fiord.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
14
Can you see the smoke of the great steamships out on the fiord?
John Gabriel Borkman
15
The fiord is about five miles long, and two miles wide at the mouth.
Travels in Alaska
16
O, you mean the pirates; they are far enough from our fiord, I suppose.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
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Translations for fiord
Portuguese
fiordesfiorde
Catalan
fiord
Fiord through the time
Fiord across language varieties
United Kingdom
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