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also fiord
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway
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Recent Examples of fjord
Solbakken and his team also went down that road in a novel team picture that depicted them as Viking warriors on the banks of a fjord last month, and behind that image was the collective that has been formed in the past two years.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east.
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Brittany Peterson,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Take a cruise through the fjords, rain forests, and waterfalls of the scenic Milford Sound; heli-hike your way through Franz Josef Glacier; hike part (or all) of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing; explore the Waitomo Glowworm Caves; or go whale-watching in the Bay of Plenty.
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Elizabeth Preske,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east.
—
Brittany Peterson,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Take a cruise through the fjords, rain forests, and waterfalls of the scenic Milford Sound; heli-hike your way through Franz Josef Glacier; hike part (or all) of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing; explore the Waitomo Glowworm Caves; or go whale-watching in the Bay of Plenty.
—
Elizabeth Preske,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
And the team’s official World Cup photo features the players dressed as Nordic warriors, weapons in hand, posed before a scenic fjord with long boats in the background.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fjord
Noun
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All were part of the same Tequesta capital that extended along both banks of the river to the bay, Carr and Wheeler say.
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Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
Noun
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In the areas near the mouths of the rivers and the estuary, there is permanent signage with warnings and restrictive cordoning, the police noted.
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Among the dishes is blue crab plucked from the water tableside, then served rillette-style using fat from the restaurant’s estuaries.
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The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
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Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.
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The nearby Atlantic coastline offers a variety of scenery and terrain, including quiet coves, granite shoreline, offshore islands and crashing surf.
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In a little cove below the falls, five feet of smashed canvas and wood testified to the fate of the canoe that had dumped.
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fjord. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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