sjark

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noun

A Norwegian fishing boat classification, for boats around 10 metres in length, between 25 and 40 feet, and with a particular hull style, used in northern Norway.

OriginNorwegian sjark ← English shark →
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Meanings

nounsjark (plural sjarks)

plural sjarks

  1. fishingA Norwegian fishing boat classification, for boats around 10 metres in length, between 25 and 40 feet, and with a particular hull style, used in northern Norway.

Origin

  1. Englishshark
  2. Norwegiansjark
  3. Englishsjark

From Norwegian sjark, from Russian, from English shark.

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sjark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sjark

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“sjark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sjark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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