Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fiord \Fiord\ (fy?rd; i or y consonant, [sect] 272), n. [Dan. &
   Norw. fiord. See {Frith}.]
   A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or
   rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [Written also
   {fjord}.]

Source : WordNet®

fiord
     n : a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common
         in Norway [syn: {fjord}]