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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
Norwegian ‘Ferry Pancakes’ Crossing a fjord by car ferry in western Norway might seem like a purely practical part of your journey.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Visitors from all over the world come to this gateway to the Sunnmøre region to cruise the fjords.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
One of the best ways to explore the fjords in the spring is on a smaller cruise ship.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska The heart of Kenai Fjords is the Harding Icefield, a 700-square-mile sheet of ice that has shaped Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula by leaving glaciers and carving fjords.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Visitors from all over the world come to this gateway to the Sunnmøre region to cruise the fjords.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
One of the best ways to explore the fjords in the spring is on a smaller cruise ship.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska The heart of Kenai Fjords is the Harding Icefield, a 700-square-mile sheet of ice that has shaped Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula by leaving glaciers and carving fjords.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fjord
Noun
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The sailing club is one of the oldest in the nation, founded by Chicago businessmen in 1897, keeping sailboats on its property and racing them on the bay.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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There, the participants have the choice to kayak in the bay, go wine tasting, visit a floating sauna, or try snowshoeing.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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Laguna Beach has an ideal habitat for kelp forests with coves that have steeper terrain and rocky outcroppings where kelp can anchor and grow.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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It is patrolled by three sailors, who walk back and forth between the rusty and ramshackle docks on the gulf of San Nicolo (the port where Affinity will build the main marina for the yachts, according to Abehsera).—
Marzio Mian,
The Dial,
12 June 2025
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Recognizing that gulf is a sad thing for her, and Huston holds Anderson’s intense close-ups with an expression both loving and rueful at once. 40.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The speaker can be recharged via a USB Type C port.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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An average of five ships have entered the port each day over the last week.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Even the resort felt far away; A bridge over an estuary (home to my snappy crocodile neighbors) separated my room from the resort’s main gathering areas.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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Florida’s abundant resources and management, bountiful fish supply, easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and a myriad of reefs, wrecks, estuaries, and bays, make the Southeastern state an angler’s paradise.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fjord. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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