ford

See also Ford and FORD.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /fɔːd/
• SAMPA: /fO@d/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular ford

Plural fords

1. A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

   The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.

Verb

Plain form ford

Third-person singular fords

Past tense forded

Past participle forded

Present participle fording

1. To cross a stream using a ford.

   We forded the stream in our car without any problems.