Definitions
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
Word origin
Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to carry forth”) + *-tus (suffix forming action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of firth, ford, port, and fjard.
Used in a sentence
“In the center of Mount Desert Island is deep Somes Sound, almost bisecting the island and forming the only natural fjord on the entire Atlantic Coast of North America.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Steep-sided sea inlet”5 letters
02“Fiord”5 letters
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