fjord
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fjord, fiord /ˈfiːɔːd, fjɔːd $ fiːˈɔːrd, fjɔːrd/ noun [countable] DNSGa narrow area of sea between high cliffs, especially in Norway 〔尤指挪威海岸峭壁间的〕峡湾
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fjord• They tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on the banks of a fjord.• We were travelling along the Lofoten Wall, an apt description for the mountains protecting this huge sea fjord.• A local man offers to ferry me across the fjord and I am soon on the way to Holt.• The glacier feeding the fjord starts to melt at this time of year.• I followed his pointing finger, and saw the Scipio slide into the fjord at a good speed.• Unimpressed, I went down to the edge of the fjord to find somewhere to camp.• I decided to go for a walk westward along the side of the fjord.• The hydrofoil entered the harbour, revealing the characteristic wooden docks, with brightly-painted buildings sticking out the fjord on spidery sticks.Origin fjord (1600-1700) Norwegian related to fordfjord nounChinese
Corpus of between a cliffs, area high sea narrow
fjord
fjord
, fiord /ˈfiːɔːd, fjɔːd $ fiːˈɔːrd, fjɔːrd/ noun [countable]
fjord
, fiord /ˈfiːɔːd, fjɔːd $ fiːˈɔːrd, fjɔːrd/ noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Norwegian
Origin: related to ford
a narrow area of sea between high cliffs, especially in Norway
Language: Norwegian
Origin: related to ford