fordable
- adjective
- /ˈfɔrdəbl/
:
transitable
- During the summer, the stream becomes fordable, allowing hikers to pass through without difficulty.
Examples
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The guide pointed out a fordable spot where vehicles could safely drive through the creek.
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Is this stream fordable for our vehicle?
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After the rainfall, the river was no longer fordable and travelers had to wait for the water to subside.
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We looked for a fordable section before attempting to cross the stream with our horses.
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The river is fordable during the summer.
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The river narrowed in this area, making it easily fordable for anyone wanting to cross.
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We found a spot where the creek was shallow enough to be fordable by our vehicles.
Synonyms
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3.5
A road or route you can travel because it is not blocked
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People can cross it by walking or driving
Shallow enough to walk through water
Shallow enough to walk through the water
Can be crossed by walking or driving
Antonyms
How Crossable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fordable comes from ford, an old English word for a shallow place in a river where you can go 'across', and from -able, which means 'can be'. So, just like the ford in Oxford, a fordable river is one that 'can be crossed' by walking, riding, or driving.