Illustration of fjord
variants
or less commonly fiord
: a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
the fjords of Norway
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Examples of fjord in a Sentence
a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway
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So is touring the castles of Spain, or seeing the Arctic fjords in Greenland.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Because the jagged, shallow seabed near the fjord’s mouth acted like a speed bump that sapped the wave’s energy, people onboard the cruise ship came out of the event unscathed.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but the tsunami stripped vegetation from steep rock lining the near 25 mile-long fjord with cliffs stretching more than 3,280 feet high, according to Dan Shugar, lead author of the study published May 6 in the journal Science.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
At its peak, the wave raced up over 1,500 feet on the opposing wall of the fjord — a height taller than Kuala Lumpur’s twin Petronas towers.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Because the jagged, shallow seabed near the fjord’s mouth acted like a speed bump that sapped the wave’s energy, people onboard the cruise ship came out of the event unscathed.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but the tsunami stripped vegetation from steep rock lining the near 25 mile-long fjord with cliffs stretching more than 3,280 feet high, according to Dan Shugar, lead author of the study published May 6 in the journal Science.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
At its peak, the wave raced up over 1,500 feet on the opposing wall of the fjord — a height taller than Kuala Lumpur’s twin Petronas towers.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fjord. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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