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ford
1[fawrd, fohrd]
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
verb (used with object)
to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.
Ford
2[fawrd, fohrd]
noun
Elizabeth Bloomer Betty, 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
Ford Madox Ford Madox Hueffer, 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor.
Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) Leslie Lynch King, Jr., 1913–2006, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77.
Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor.
Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.
John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright.
John Sean O'Feeney, 1895–1973, U.S. film director.
a male given name.
Ford
1/ ɔː /
noun
Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer . 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade's End (1924–28).
Gerald R ( udolph ). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)
Harrison . born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)
Henry . 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production
John . 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)
John , real name Sean O'Feeney . 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
ford
2/ ɔː /
noun
a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc
verb
(tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area
Other 51Թ Forms
- fordable adjective
- unfordable adjective
- unforded adjective
- ˈڴǰ岹 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ford1
Example Sentences
A water level indicator at the ford showed the river was still around one foot deep, but it would have been much higher at the weekend when Storm Darragh lashed the UK.
For decades, cars have been splashing through a notorious ford to the delight of onlookers, making it both a tourist attraction and social media sensation.
Klemperer and his colleagues, including collaborators in China, traversed dirt roads and forded streams to collect samples from some 200 natural springs across nearly 1000 kilometers of southern Tibet.
On Wednesday, a van driver in north Essex had a "lucky escape" after his vehicle ended up in a flooded ford.
A taxi driver said he was "fully freezing" after his car filled with water at a ford notorious for flooding.
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