fording
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrdɪŋ/
- Grace must have been parched on the final day as they approached the fording.
Examples
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Before fording the creek, they checked the water depth to ensure it was safe.
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Let's not die while fording this river.
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It was an easy fording, just a thin, late summer stream twirling over pebbles.
Fiction book (1997) -
The implication that Xerxes' defeat, following his eventual fording of the channel in Greece, was related to or even a direct outcome of the cruel and impious way in which he treated the Hellespont is very strong in Herodotus.
Academic text (2012) -
Berry, William D., Evan J. Ringquist, Richard C. Fording, and Russell L. Hanson. 1998. "Measuring Citizen and Government Ideology in the American States, 1960-1993." American Journal of Political Science 42:327-48.
Academic text (2016) -
The creek is not a substantial stream; if traffic had to cross, its shallow, rock-floored bed and narrow channel—less than 30 feet across in most places—would have offered little challenge to fording wagons unless it was in flood.
Academic text (2004) -
In the summer, we enjoyed fording the shallow river to reach the cool swimming spots.
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The hikers took great care while fording the stream, as the current was stronger than it looked.
Synonyms
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Going across something like a road, river, or sea
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7.0
To walk or drive across a shallow part of a river
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5.3
Crossing a shallow part of a river by walking, riding, or driving
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Etymology
The word fording comes from the old English word ford, which means 'a shallow place in a river where you can cross'. Think of 'Oxford' — a place where oxen crossed the water — and that's why fording means crossing a stream at a shallow spot.