(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:40:08

Fiord (fyrd; i or y consonant, § 272), n. [Dan. & Norw. fiord. See Frith.]

A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.

[Written also fjord.]

 

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