The stranger who sails for the first time up the Firth of Forth must be struck with the numerous villages that stud its picturesque shores.
Source: tatoeba (11005503)
Firth
//fɜːθ//
Synonyms for "firth" (32 found)
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5 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- тесен залив noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Czech
1 entries- ústí řeky noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Finnish
3 entries- estuaari noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
- lahti noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
- vuono noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Galician
2 entries- esteiro noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
- ría noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Old Norse
1 entries- fjǫrðr noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Russian
1 entries- лима́н noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Scots
1 entries- firth noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- caol noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
- linne noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Spanish
1 entries- ría noun (arm or inlet of the sea)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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