Meaning of Firth | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. A town in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
   countable, uncountable
4. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
   countable, uncountable
5. A parish on the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3514 (approx.)
   countable, uncountable
6. A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4473).
   countable, uncountable
7. A hamlet south-east of Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5423).
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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