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 Definition
Ford (fôrd)
Ford, Ford Madox (mad′əks) (born Ford Madox Hueffer) 1873-1939; Eng. writer & editor
Ford, Gerald R(udolph), Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) 1913-2006; 38th president of the U.S. (1974-77)
Ford, Henry 1863-1947; U.S. automobile manufacturer
Ford, John 1586-1639?; Eng. dramatist
Ford, John (born John Martin Feeney) 1894-1973; U.S. film director
ford Synonyms
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- place-name: Many of the ford place-names refer to water crossings which have now been replaced by bridges.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.
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