Elizabeth Bloomer Betty, 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
Ford Madox Ford Madox Hueffer, 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor.
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.
Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor.
Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.
John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright.
John Sean O'Feeney, 1895–1973, U.S. film director.
a male given name.
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).
Gerald R ( udolph ). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)
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)
Henry . 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production
John . 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)
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)
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Old Frisian forda, German Furt; akin to Old Norse fjǫrthr, fare, port 1
When you’re out hiking in the wilderness, you may have to ford a river if there’s no bridge. Roll up your pant legs because you'll have to wade through the water at a shallow point. The verb ford describes crossing a body of water on foot at a shallow point or driving across it in a vehicle. The idea is that you’re not using a bridge or a boat to cross the water. Ford also has a noun form, meaning a shallow point in a river or stream. So if you ever have to ford a river, make sure you cross at the ford — the shallow point — or you could get very wet.
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It is thought the former wing's vehicle was swept away while he tried to drive across a ford during Storm Darragh.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
A third man, in his 80s, died after driving into a ford in Colne, Lancashire.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
A ford has existed in the same spot for hundreds of years - and cars, vans, lorries and tractors have been crossing it likely since the invention of the motor vehicle.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
But YouTubers and TikTokers have made it famous far beyond the East Midlands after millions of people started watching videos of vehicles splashing through the ford, and sometimes failing to get through.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
But as soon as they were in the middle of the ford it turned upstream and waded till they were about a hundred yards further inland than the cottage.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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