firth

Noun
  1. English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) (synset 110991256)
    is an instance of: linguist, linguistic scientist - a specialist in linguistics
    same as: j. r. firth, john rupert firth
  2. A long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) (synset 109303286)
    domain region: scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
    is a type of: estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
    specific instances:
    • 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

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