All fiord synonyms
fiord
F f noun fiord
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- inlet — an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- gulf — a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- cove — A cove is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed.
- bayou — A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
- bight — a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
- mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- lagoon — an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
- basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
- narrows — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- firth — John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
- loch — a lake.
- estuary — The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
- harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.