ford

[ fawrd, fohrd ]
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noun
  1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.

Origin of ford

1
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Old Frisian forda,German Furt; akin to Old Norse fjǫrthr,fare, port1

Other words from ford

  • ford·a·ble, adjective
  • un·ford·a·ble, adjective
  • un·ford·ed, adjective

Other definitions for Ford (2 of 2)

Ford
[ fawrd, fohrd ]

noun
  1. Elizabeth Bloomer "Betty", 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).

  2. Ford Mad·ox [mad-uhks], /ˈmæd əks/, Ford Madox Hueffer, 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor.

  1. Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) Leslie Lynch King, Jr., 1913–2006, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77.

  2. Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor.

  3. Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.

  4. John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright.

  5. John Sean O'Feeney, 1895–1973, U.S. film director.

  6. a male given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for ford (1 of 2)

ford

/ (fɔːd) /


noun
  1. a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc

verb
  1. (tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area

Origin of ford

1
Old English; related to Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt ford, Latin porta door, portus port 1

Derived forms of ford

  • fordable, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Ford (2 of 2)

Ford

/ (fɔːd) /


noun
  1. Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer . 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade's End (1924–28).

  2. Gerald R (udolph). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)

  1. Harrison . born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)

  2. Henry . 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production

  3. John . 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)

  4. John, real name Sean O'Feeney . 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

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