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 

• FIORD (noun)

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)