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also fiords
as in bays
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 fjords
But, while watching the rugged coastline dip in and out of fjords and spiky mountains tumble down into the sea, magicians and musicals were far from my mind.
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Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Zigzagging through the Norwegian fjords and pulling into this tiny town, with straight-up-and-down mountains and waterfalls all around you, is just… wow.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Indulge in the Arctic summer with a glass of wine on the water-facing patio after a day of hiking the fjords.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Focusing on Alaskan heritage, the voyages would navigate remote fjords and narrow channels inaccessible to large ships.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Captain Arctic, which is available for private charter with Pelorus Yachting, will be cruising the icy fjords of Norway, Svalbard and Greenland from November 2026.
—Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The Norse were very place-based, while the Inuit moved seasonally, hunting around islands, bays and fjords.
—Genevieve Lemoine, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
Bespoke travel company Up Norway just unveiled its new 15-day journey through Norway by both the breathtaking icy tundra and scenic fjords.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Zigzagging through the Norwegian fjords and pulling into this tiny town, with straight-up-and-down mountains and waterfalls all around you, is just… wow.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Indulge in the Arctic summer with a glass of wine on the water-facing patio after a day of hiking the fjords.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Focusing on Alaskan heritage, the voyages would navigate remote fjords and narrow channels inaccessible to large ships.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Captain Arctic, which is available for private charter with Pelorus Yachting, will be cruising the icy fjords of Norway, Svalbard and Greenland from November 2026.
—Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The Norse were very place-based, while the Inuit moved seasonally, hunting around islands, bays and fjords.
—Genevieve Lemoine, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
Bespoke travel company Up Norway just unveiled its new 15-day journey through Norway by both the breathtaking icy tundra and scenic fjords.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fjords
Noun
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Its internal weapons bays can carry up to four Blackbeard missiles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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The fire had reached nearby bays and swamps, which contributed to the challenging firefighting conditions.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Whether white shrimp from estuaries, or pink, brown, and Royal Red shrimp from the bay, or fin fish beyond Dauphin Island found in the deeper waters of the Gulf, seafood is woven into Mobile’s signature recipes.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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The rear bumper has a cleaner look, as does the front end, which has a simplified version of the previous split-lighting arrangement of daytime running lights above rectangular headlights nestled in coves that also house the intakes for the front-wheel air curtains.—
Stephen Edelstein,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The rendering of the forthcoming destination shows multiple coves filled with the Bahamas' famous turquoise water and bright aragonite sand, as well as various pools cruisers can take advantage of during their stop on the island.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Fjords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fjords. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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