ford
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
fords
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pluralof ford.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof ford (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
fordnouna place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
Example Sentences
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There are regularly stories of drivers who end up going through floods, fords and teetering on the edge of canals after following their GPS systems, prompting warnings about the dangers of slavishly following the route.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
The reroute required building a small bridge and establishing new creek fords.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
“The planned route is at least 135 miles long, and depending on the?deviations, avoiding avalanche risks, finding safe river fords, and?wandering in the trees, it could be as much as 150 miles,” Williams said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2016
You have to ford numerous rivers, and the Shoshones, Pawnees and Sioux, were extremely adept at helping the pioneers make these fords.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 12, 2015
Such maps focused on roads, passes and fords, ignoring everything to left or right of the main route.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
