fjord

  • 31fjord — also fiord noun Etymology: Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrthr more at ford Date: 1674 a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes …

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  • 32fjord —   a narrow, steep sided coastal inlet which can extend up to a couple of hundred kilometres inland. During a glacial period sea levels are lower and so glaciers that reach the sea erode valleys down to this sea level. After the glacial has ended …

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  • 33fjord — • bukt, vik, fjord, golf …

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  • 34fjord —    A long, narrow, winding, glacially eroded, U shaped and steep walled, generally deep inlet or arm of the sea between high rocky cliffs of slopes along a mountainous coast. Typically it has a shallow sill or threshold of solid rock or earth… …

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  • 35fjord — [[t]fjɔ͟ː(r)d, fi͟ːɔː(r)d[/t]] fjords also fiord N COUNT: oft in names after n A fjord is a strip of sea that comes into the land between high cliffs, especially in Norway …

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  • 36fjord — or fiord [[t]fyɔrd, fyoʊrd, fiˈɔrd, ˈoʊrd[/t]] n. 1) geo a long narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs usu. formed by glacial erosion 2) geo (in Scandinavia) a bay • Etymology: 1670–80; < Norw; see firth fjord′ic, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37Fjord horse — A grazing Fjord horse Distinguishing features Strongly built, dun coat with primitive markings, mane usually roached to stand erect Alternative names Norwegian Fjord Horse, Fjording, Fjordhest …

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  • 38Fjord (Cheval) —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Fjord.  Fjord …

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  • 39Fjord (poney) — Fjord (cheval)  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Fjord.  Fjord …

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  • 40Fjord Line — AS Rechtsform Aksjeselskap Gründung 1993 Sitz Egersund, Norwegen Leitung Ingvald Fardal Branche Schifffahrt Website …

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