noun
ford
fawd
noun
1
A shallow part of a river or stream that can be crossed on foot, by horse, or by vehicle.
"They crossed the river at a shallow ford instead of using the bridge."
verb
1
To cross a river or stream by walking or driving through the water.
"The wagons forded the river at dawn."
"Hikers had to ford a fast-moving creek to reach the trailhead."
How to Use Ford
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shallow crossing point in a river, or the act of wading or driving across one.
Common pairings
ford a river
shallow ford
Word Forms
forded past tense, fords plural, Fords plural, Fords plural, fords singular
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Etymology
From Old English ford, related to the idea of "crossing" — a distant cousin of the words firth and fjord.