fordable

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Variant of ford

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

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