fjord
noun
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
fjords
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pluralof fjord.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
You'll likely know them by now, tucked away in the Arctic fjords, where the winds sweep down off snow-capped mountains and fans wear jumpers as woolly as their scarves.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Hunters increasingly have to sail farther along the jagged coast of Sisimiut, navigating into the fjords for several hours to find them.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
They also enjoyed mountain biking and hiking along the fjords of Vancouver Island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
They raced through icy straits, past blue fjords and cliffs with waterfalls spilling into the sea.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
