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What is the difference between fjord and loch?

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What is the difference between fjord and loch?
Fjord is a hyponym of loch. As nouns the difference between fjord and loch is that fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs while loch is (scotland) a lake or loch can be (looch).

fjord

English

(wikipedia fjord )

Alternative forms

* fiord (New Zealand)

Noun

(en noun )

  • A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

    • loch

    English

    (wikipedia loch )

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) loch.

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • (Scotland) A lake.
  • (Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.
    • Derived terms

    * sea loch

    Related terms

    * (diminutive)

    Synonyms

    (lake)
    * lake

    Hyponyms

    (sea inlet)
    * bay
    * firth
    * fjord
    * estuary
    * sea loch
    * strait

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) looch, from (etyl).

    Noun

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