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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Summer is the busiest time of year for iceberg activity in Greenland's glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 delivered a particularly dramatic example.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
Norwegian public transport operator Boreal ordered 20 of the hydrofoiling electric passenger boats to service new and existing routes along the Norwegian coast and across the country’s fjords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
But most of Greenland is covered by an ice cap, and even the two most favorable coastal fjords were marginal for Norse food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
