firth

/fərθ/

/fəθ/

Other forms: firths

Definitions of firth

1. noun

   a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
   examples:

   Firth of Clyde

   a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel

   Firth of Forth

   a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh

   Moray Firth

   an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland

   Solway Firth

   a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland

   type of:

   estuary

   the wide part of a river where it nears the sea and fresh and salt water mix