[fawrd, fohrd] 
| 1. | a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading. |
| 2. | to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford. |
[fawrd, fohrd] | 1. | Elizabeth Bloomer (Betty ), born 1918, U.S. first lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford). |
| 2. | Ford Mad⋅ox [mad-uhks] , (Ford Madox Hueffer), 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor. |
| 3. | Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) (Leslie Lynch King, Jr.), born 1913, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77. |
| 4. | Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor. |
| 5. | Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer. |
| 6. | John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright. |
| 7. | John (Sean O'Feeney), 1895–1973, U.S. film director. |
| 8. | a male given name. |
| ford (fôrd, fōrd) n. A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords To cross (a body of water) at a ford. [Middle English, from Old English; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] ford'a·ble adj. |
| Ford (fôrd, fōrd) First Lady of the United States (1974-1977) as the wife of President Gerald R. Ford. She supported the Equal Rights Amendment, the arts, and programs for disabled children. |
| Ford, Ford Madox Originally Ford Hermann Hueffer. 1873-1939. British writer and editor whose most important novels, The Good Soldier (1915) and the tetralogy Parade's End (1924-1928), examine the bonds of conjugal and adulterous relationships. |
| Ford, Gerald Rudolph 1913-2006. The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977), who was appointed Vice President on the resignation of Spiro Agnew (1973) and became President after Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. As President, Ford granted a full pardon to Nixon (1974). |
| Ford, Henry 1863-1947. American automobile manufacturer who developed a gasoline-powered automobile (1896), founded the Ford Motor Company (1903), and mass-produced the Model T (1908-1927), the first generally affordable and widely available automobile. His son Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) ran the company from 1919 to 1943, as did his grandson Henry Ford II (1917-1987) from 1945 to 1980. |
| Ford 1, John 1586-1639. English playwright whose works include 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633) and collaborative efforts, notably with Thomas Dekker and John Webster. |
| Ford 2, John Originally John Martin Feeney. 1894-1973. American filmmaker who won an Academy Award for his direction of The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). |
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Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isa. 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jer. 51:32).