fjord

«fjord» in Mova's school dictionary: a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fjord, fjords); also spelt «fiord», especially in New Zealand

meaning for a pupil

A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, fjords are found in Norway, New Zealand (Milford Sound), Canada, Chile and Greenland; they formed when glaciers carved valleys that the sea later filled. Phrases: «Norwegian fjords», «sail along a fjord».

examples

• A fjord is a long arm of the sea between steep cliffs. tree →
• We took a boat trip along a Norwegian fjord. tree →
• Milford Sound in New Zealand is really a fjord. tree →
• Glaciers carved the fjords long ago. tree →
• Waterfalls tumbled down the sides of the fjord. tree →
• The fjord was deep, cold and very still. tree →

note

Pronounced «fee-ORD» or «FYORD». Spelling: «fjord», but New Zealand place names often use «fiord» (Fiordland). The word comes from Norwegian. Not a number word.

In the corpora

• The fjords of Norway are U-shaped valleys later flooded by the sea.
• A fjord is a deep U-shaped valley carved by a glacier and later flooded by the sea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fjord» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.