Added 8 October 2026 norfolk noun Categories: PlacesUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about norfolk at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy. Related Words: broadssuffolkcambridgeshirelincolnshirenorfolkshirenorwichbrecklandfenlandcromerholkhamhunstantonthetford Back to today's word