firth
noun/fɜːθ/
/fɜːrθ/
- (especially in Scottish place names) a narrow area of the sea that runs a long way into the land, or a part of a river where it flows into the sea
- the Moray Firth
- the Firth of Clyde
Word OriginMiddle English (originally Scots), from Old Norse fjǫrthr. Compare with fjord.Definitions on the go
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