Firth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɜːθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firth is a noun meaning An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
Meaning
An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of frith (“a forest used for hunting; a (small) wood; wooded country; land covered mainly by brushwood”).
Example Sentences
They drove on, every rise in the road lifting their sightline clear of the drystone dykes along the roadside, gifting glimpses of the firth and the islands, the blue peaks of Arran.
The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay Bridge), and approaching from the bridge itself this sharp descent gives the curious appearance that the station is below the level of the firth.
Word Forms
- firths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include estuary, sterling, cozens, frith, fleet, fjord.
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