单词 | fjard |
释义 | fjardn. An arm of the sea similar to a fjord but having a broader and more irregular shape and occurring on coasts of lower relief. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > inlet in river or sea > in sea fleetc893 pillOE arm of the seaOE sounda1300 lougha1387 bracec1400 lough1423 firthc1425 loch1427 resort1477 estuarya1552 inshot1555 mere1574 portlet1577 fret1587 frith1600 sea-gate1605 creek1625 sea-lochc1645 wick1664 fjord1674 voea1688 backwater1867 strait gulf1867 ocean-arm1871 ria1887 fjard1904 geo1934 1904 A. Knox Gloss. Geogr. & Topogr. Terms 116 Fjärd (Sw.), frith or long narrow inlet, bay. 1913 J. W. Gregory Nature & Origin Fiords iii. 67 The essential difference between fiords and fiards is that the latter occur in coasts where the land is low. 1934 M. R. Shackleton Europe xv. 204 Other sea lochs..with lower banks have been termed ‘fjards’, such as those occurring on the southern coast of Norway. 1940 C. M. Rice Dict. Geol. Terms 135/2 Fiards are shorter and shallower than fiords... Norway is a fiord country, while Sweden has few fiords but many fiards. 1965 F. J. Monkhouse Princ. Physical Geogr. 325 Around the low-lying coasts of southern Sweden are numerous indentations to which are given the name of fjärd... Apart from their lower shores and surroundings they are broader and less regular than fjords. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1904 |
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