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Fjord

/fiˈɔːd/

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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    A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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fiordnoun(now chiefly New Zealand) Alternative spelling of fjord. [A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.]

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fiordnoun(now chiefly New Zealand) Alternative spelling of fjord. [A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.]
rianoun(geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
inletnounA body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
hardangernounEllipsis of Hardanger fiddle. [A type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.]
fjardnounA more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.
firthnounAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
frithnounA forest or wood; woodland generally.
funningsfjørðurnounA village in the Faroe Islands, at the end of the fjord of the same name.
riftnoun(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
fjeldnoun(geography) A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
fiardnounAlternative form of fjard. [A more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.]
fretnounAgitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
fossénoun(obsolete, chiefly Scotland) A fosse or ditch.
fretumnounA strait; a channel.
fossnoun(Northern England) A waterfall.
fissurenounA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
fleetnounA group of vessels or vehicles.
fossulanoun(anatomy) A small fossa.
fencelinenounThe path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence.
freshetnounA flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.

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