fjard

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fjard

/fiˈɑːd/ UK
/fjɑːd/ UK
/fiˈɑɹd/ UK
/fjɑɹd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d

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Borrowed from Swedish fjärd. Doublet of fjord, ford, port, and firth.

noun fjards

A more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago. However, a variety of drowned glacial valleys called fjards have developed in the low-relief rocky coast of northern Sweden, having cross-sections with less steep walls and presenting some lateral terraces which may be confused with strandflats.

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@misc{fjard_2026,
  title = {fjard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fjard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}