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fjord

/fiˈɔɹd/

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What does fjord mean?

noun

  1. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

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/fiˈɔɹd/

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To that era belong the deep beds of oyster shells and Cardium edule, which are still found at the bottom of the fjord.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
Such were, no doubt, the thoughts with which most of us were occupied as our vessel glided over the motionless fjord in the light summer night.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
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Squeak, crack-squeak, crack-squeak, crack--at regular intervals from the great spreading snow-shoes of the Storbuk, and the steady sough of his breath was like the Nordland as she passes up the Hardanger Fjord.
Ernest Thompson SetonAnimal HeroesProject Gutenberg ebook #2284