Definition of ford Ford
/fΙΛΙΉd/ - [ford] - Ford
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NounPlural: fords |
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| ford - the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse | ||
| fording | ||
| crossing traveling across | ||
| shallow fording fording at a shallow place | ||
| ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be forded | ||
| crossing | ||
| body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
| watercourse, stream a conduit through which water flows | ||
| ford - United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) | ||
| Henry Ford | ||
| ford - 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) | ||
| Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford | ||
| ford - English writer and editor (1873-1939) | ||
| Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer | ||
| ford - son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) | ||
| Edsel Bryant Ford | ||
| ford - grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) | ||
| Henry Ford II | ||
| ford - United States film maker (1896-1973) | ||
| John Ford | ||
Verb |
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| ford - cross a river where it's shallow | ||
| cut through, cut across, get across, traverse, get over, pass over, track, cross, cover be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- ford (v. i.)
A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. - ford (v. i.)
A stream; a current. - ford (v. t.)
To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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A shallow stretch of a river where it is possible walk over. -
ford
To cross a stream at a ford.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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ford
fΕrd, n. a place where water may be crossed on foot: a stream where it may be crossed.βv.t. to cross water on foot.βadj. Fordβ²able. [A.S. fordβfaran, to go; Ger. furtβfahren, to go on foot; akin to Gr. poros, and to Eng. fare, ferry, and far.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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A place in a river or other water where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, or by wading. A ford should not be deeper than 3 feet for infantry, 4 feet for cavalry, and 2ΒΉββ feet for artillery. These limits must be lessened if the stream be swift. A bottom of large stones is bad for cavalry and impracticable for carriages; gravel is the best bottom; a sandy bottom, though good at first, is apt to deepen when many troops pass. -
ford
To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by treading or walking on the bottom; to pass through by wading; to wade through.
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