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FIORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fiord mean?
• FIORD (noun)
The noun FIORD has 1 sense:
1. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
Familiarity information: FIORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
fiord; fjord
Hypernyms ("fiord" is a kind of...):
inlet; recess (an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands))
Instance hyponyms:
Trondheim Fiord; Trondheim Fjord (a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea)
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