ford
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5.3
- noun
- /fɔrd/
:
cruce
- We had to cross the ford to reach the village on the other side of the river.
- cross the ford
- shallow ford
- wading through the ford
Examples
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On our travels yesterday, we encountered this ford.
Blog text (33) -
But the time it was taking them to work their way across the shallow ford of the river.
Fiction book (2001) -
Annie steps across the rocks at the ford, crossing the creek.
Fiction book (1998) -
They ride along the creek, crossing at a ford.
Fiction book (1998) -
But despite my apprehension, I managed the ford without difficulty and went on toward the shrine.
Fiction book (1998) -
Annie carefully stepped into the water at the ford, looking for a steady path.
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After the rain, we found a shallow ford that was safe to cross with our car.
Synonyms
1
6.9
Crossing a shallow part of a river by walking or driving through it
To walk or drive across a shallow part of a river
Antonyms
Compounds
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How Crossable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ford as a noun meaning an 'act of crossing' is easy to picture: people or animals walk through the shallow part of a stream at a ford, and the same old word was used for both the place and the crossing itself.