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ford Definition

ford (fôrd)

noun

a shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger furt < IE pṛtu, passage < base *per-, to transport > fare, L portus, Goth *faran

transitive verb

to cross at a ford

ford Related Forms

ford·able adjective

Ford Definition

Ford (fôrd)

  1. Ford, Ford Madox (madəks) (born Ford Madox Hueffer) 1873-1939; Eng. writer & editor

  2. Ford, Gerald R(udolph), Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) 1913-2006; 38th president of the U.S. (1974-77)

  3. Ford, Henry 1863-1947; U.S. automobile manufacturer

  4. Ford, John 1586-1639?; Eng. dramatist

  5. Ford, John (born John Martin Feeney) 1894-1973; U.S. film director

ford Synonyms

ford

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ford Usage Examples

Object

  • river: You ford swollen rivers, hopping from stone to stone.
  • stream: The previous bridge had been washed away and walkers have had to ford the stream for the past 2 years.

Converse of object

  • cross: Any crew crossing this ford should take extreme care.
  • replace: It was only much later that bridges would replace fords.

Preposition: over

river: The church of St John the Baptist stands close to the site of an ancient ford over the river.

Adjective modifier

  • shallow: A broad stream which had been rippling along gently to the west crossed the road in a shallow ford.
  • ancient: The church of St John the Baptist stands close to the site of an ancient ford over the river.
  • original: Care is likely the lack of original henry ford are heart disease.

Modifies a noun

  • mustang: Sites about what was the first year for airbags in ford mustangs.. .
  • place-name: Many of the ford place-names refer to water crossings which have now been replaced by bridges.
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  • escort: The industry has impreza ford escort what the driver.
  • motor: And ford motor working to rescue in paris for if all bodies.
  • focus: Price: £ 16.95 Ford Focus - Humbrol All you need to build your very own ford focus is included in this gift set.

Noun used with modifier

  • henry: Care is likely the lack of original henry ford are heart disease.
  • tom: Does bring the tom ford formerly designed to appeal be held in.
  • clay: We also found effects on children's henry clay ford is characterized by.
  • formula: David Harwood still holds a lap record in formula ford at Oulton Park.

Possessives

leadership: Make health care facing ford's leadership the plan is.

Preposition: across

river: By continuing along the original forest track, a ford across the river is reached at Point.