n. A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
v. To cross a stream using a ford.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.
n. A stream; a current.
v. To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A place in a river or other body of water where it may be passed or crossed by man or beast on foot, or by wading.
n. A stream to be crossed.
To pass or cross, as a river or other body of water, by walking on the bottom; pass through by wading.
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n. son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
n. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
v. cross a river where it's shallow
n. grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
n. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
n. United States film maker (1896-1973)
n. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
n. English writer and editor (1873-1939)
n. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Word Usage
"The flight to the ford is one of his more heroic moments, and it would have been out of keeping with his movie self if when he's wounded and sick he suddenly turns into his book self."