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Firth

1 American  
[furth] / fɜrθ /

noun

  1. John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.

firth 2 American  
[furth] / fɜrθ /
Also frith

noun

Chiefly Scot.

  1. a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

firth British  
/ fɜːθ /

noun

  1. a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

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firth Scientific  
/ fûrth /

  1. A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.

Other Word Forms

  • Firthian adjective

Etymology

Origin of firth

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ), from Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr “fjord”

Example Sentences

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He said he would have expected to have been told in advance about steps to accommodate the ship in the firth.

From BBC

A sheep spotted at the foot of steep cliffs on the shores of a Scottish firth has been dubbed Britain's loneliest sheep.

From BBC

A planned "hub" on the firth would make the hydrogen in a process using electricity generated by offshore and onshore wind farms.

From BBC

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the firth also had a growing cruise ship business.

From BBC

On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.

From The New Yorker

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